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1、20202020 届常州新桥中学高三英语二模试卷及答案解析届常州新桥中学高三英语二模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 AStudents,teachers,and local community members are strongly encouraged to register online to receivereal-time information of emer

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7、ot to use the Emergency Text Alert System at any time by texting STOP to 226787,calling226789 or sending an email tolr27682.cumc.columbia.edu.1.Which is a possiblesituation where a text message will be sent?A.The temperature will drop slightly tomorrow.B.The campus will be closed during Christmas.C.

8、The main railway system of the city is interrupted.D.A bank robber is being sentenced in the court of the city.2.Which step comes before the others when teachers register?A.Selecting Campus Alert.B.Entering mobile numbers.C.Clicking+under Phone.D.Selecting Faculty&Staff.3.How can users stop receivin

9、g text messages?A.By sending an email.B.By texting STOP to 226789.C.By managing information online.D.By making a phone call to 226787.BA city inSouth Korea,which has the worlds largest number of people using smartphones,has placed flashinglights and laser beams at a road crossing to warn“smartphone

10、zombies”to look up and drivers to slow down,inthe hope of preventing accidents.The designers of the system were motivated by growing worry that more pedestrians glued to their phoneswill become victims in a country that already has some of the highest road death and injury rates amongdeveloped count

11、ries.State-run Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology(KICT)believes itssystem of flashing lights at zebra crossings can warn both pedestrians and drivers.In addition to red,yellow and blue LED lights on the pavement,“smombies”-smartphone zombies-will bewarned by laser beam proj

12、ected from power poles and a warning sent to the phones by an app that they areabout to step into traffic.“Increasing number of smombie accidents have occurred in pedestrian crossings,so these zombie lights areessential to prevent these pedestrian accidents,”said KICT senior researcher Kim Jong-hoon

13、.Drivers are warnedby the flashing lights,which have shown to be effective 83.4 percent of the time in the institutes tests involvingabout 1,000 vehicles.In 2017,more than 1,600 pedestrians were killed in auto related accidents,which is about 40 percent of totaltraffic deaths,according to data from

14、the Traffic Accident Analysis System.For now,the smombie warning systemis placed only in Ilsan,a suburban city about30 kmnorthwest of the capital,Seoul,but is expected to go nationwide,according to the institute.Kim Dan-hee,a 23-year-old resident of Ilsan,welcomed the system,saying she was often too

15、 absorbed in herphone to remember to look at traffic.“This flashing light makes me feel safe as it makes me look around again,and I hope that we can have more of these in town,”she said.4.What do the underlined words“smartphone zombies”in paragraph 1 refer to?A.Drivers driving after drunk.B.Pedestri

16、ans buried in their phones.C.Passengers crazy about phones.D.Policemen in charge of traffic.5.What do we know about the warning system?A.It has reduced death rate by 83.4%.B.It has been spread nationwide.C.It gives a warning to the smartphones.D.It is being tried out in many places.6.What was the re

17、sidents attitude to the traffic system?A.Negative.B.Unconcerned.C.Disapproving.D.Favorable.7.What is the best title for the text?A.South KoreaWarns Smartphone Zombies of TrafficB.Flashing Lights Are Used to Prevent AccidentsC.Smartphone Zombies Are Causing Traffic AccidentsD.South KoreaUses a New Tr

18、affic SystemCThe first patient who died on my watch was an older man with a faulty heart.We tried to slow it down withtreatment,but it suddenly stopped beating completely.Later,whenever I would have a case like that one,I foundmyself second-guessing my clinical management.However,it turns out that t

19、hinking twice may actually causemore harm than good.In a working paper,Emory University researchers found that when doctors delivering a baby have a bad result,they are more likely to switch to a different delivery method with the next patient,often unnecessarily andsometimes with worse results.Beca

20、use doctors make so many decisions that have serious consequences,thefalloutfrom second-guessingappears especially large for us.A 2006 study found that if a patient had a bleed after being prescribed(开药)warfarin,the physician was about 20%less likely to prescribe later patients the blood thinner tha

21、t prevents strokes(中风).However,if a patient was not on warfarin and had a stroke physicians were still no more likely to prescribewarfarin to their other patients.These findings highlight interesting behavioral patterns in doctors.In the blood-thinner study,doctors weremore affected by the act of do

22、ing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting doctors were moreaffected by the act of doing harm(prescribing a blood thinner that ended up hurting a patient)and less affected byletting harm happen(not prescribing a blood thinner and the patient having a stroke).Yet a stroke is often mor

23、epermanent and damaging than a bleed.But this phenomenon is not unique to medicine.Overreaction to Fearsome Risks holds true for broadersociety.For instance,sensational headlines about shark attacks on humans in Florida in 2001 caused a panic and ledthe state to prohibit shark-feeding expeditions.Ye

24、t shark attacks had actually fallen that year and,according to thestudy,such a change was probably unnecessary given the extremely small risk of such an attack happening.Humans are likely to be influenced by emotional and often irrational(不理性的)thinking when processinginformation,bad events and mista

25、kes.As much as we dont want to cause an unfortunate event to happen again,we need to be aware that a worst situation that can be imagined doesnt necessarily mean we did anything wrong.When we overthink,we fail to rely on thinking based on what we know or have experienced.Instead,we mayinvoluntarily

26、overanalyze and come to the wrong conclusion.I have treated dozens of patients who presented with the same illnesses as my first patient,who died morethan a year ago.Instead of second-guessing myself,I trusted my clinical instinct(本能)and stayed the course.Every one of those patients survived.You sho

27、uld trust your instinct in your life,too.8.The first two paragraphs suggest that_.A.bad medical outcomes affect doctorsB delivering babies can be difficult workC.some doctors are not very experiencedD.doctors sometimes make silly mistakes9.In the blood-thinner study,doctors_.A.tend to prescribe less

28、 effective medicineB.are more concerned about the patients safetyC.become less confident in writing a prescriptionD.believe a stroke is more treatable than a bleeding10.What does the underlined word fallout in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.ResultB.BenefitC.DifferenceD.Absence11.The author will probabl

29、y agree that_.A.we should not doubt our own decisionsB.our experience will pave way for our futureC.humans are emotional and irrational on the wholeD.instincts dont necessarily lead to wrong directionsDI was in the second year of my Ph.D.program when a colleague asked what I would do if I had an ext

30、ra hourevery day.Without much consideration,I said I would use it to help others.The question kept coming to my mind.Like many graduate students,I was overwhelmed(难以承受的)with research,teaching,coursework,and someattempt at a personal life.Still,I asked myself,Do I really need a 25th hour to help othe

31、r people-or do I need tomake better use of the 24 hours I have?I needed something to help me return to my old self.After that conversation with my colleague,I googled(谷歌搜索)“volunteer opportunities near me”.A local organization that drives people to stores or appointments waslooking for volunteers.Ha

32、ving grown up in a rural village where everyone knew oneanother and my grandparentswere always close by,I thought serving senior citizens in my new hometown might be just what I needed.A short time later,I started to volunteer for an organization that provides transportation for senior citizensand p

33、eople with disabilities.To my surprise,adding this activity to my busy life was just what I needed to calm theconfusion I was feeling as a first-generation international graduate student.I started to volunteer about 3 hours every weekend,the time I otherwise would have wasted oversleeping orscrollin

34、g(滚屏)through social media.Sharing stories with my riders was much more rewarding.What they toldme about their lives helped me realize that in every corner of the world,humans are connected with thelanguageof emotions.And seeing how eager my riders were to spend time out and about inspired me to thin

35、kabout how to spend my time,which used to slip away.My previously overwhelming schedule began to feelmanageable.Im proud of who I have become,and I continue to reflect on how Im using the most valuable thing in life:mytime.12.Why did the author ask himself the question in Paragraph 1?A.He wanted to

36、return to normal life.B.He was busy but wanted to help others.C.He couldnt bear too much school work.D.He couldnt answer his colleagues question.13.How did the author find the volunteer job?A.A colleague recommended it.B.A local organization offered it.C.He got it from his grandparents.D.He got it b

37、y surfing on the Internet.14.What made the author feel his volunteer job was worth doing?A.Communicating with his riders.B.Improving his language learning.C.Meeting his grandparents often.D.Realizing his previous dream.15.How did volunteering influence the author?A.It helped himbecome confident and

38、efficient.B.He found a good way to live a free and quiet life.C.He realized he had wasted too much time pursuing his Ph.D.D.It inspired him to spare more time to accompany his grandparents.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七选五（本大题共 5 小题，共 16

39、.0 分）The world is an interesting place.Different people like different things.Some people like loud music.Otherpeople dont._17_Many people like sports,but they dont all like the same sports.In some countries,cricket is a very popularsport.In other countries,it is not popular at all.No one plays it o

40、r watches it on TV.However,mostpeople likesoccer.The World Cup is very popular._18_Different people like different foods.Some people do not like meat._19_Some people dont likepotatoes or bread.They prefer rice._20_Most people have their favorite color1 s.Some people like bright color1 s.Others prefe

41、r pale color1s.Many people like travelling.Different people like different places.Some people like to go to the country.Theylike the fresh air.Some people like to go to the cities,because they like shopping._21_A.They like soft music.B.Not everyone likes the same color1.C.Millions of people watch th

42、e games on the TV.D.Different people like different kinds of pets.E.They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.F.So they dont raise pigs in their countries.G.Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.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

43、 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入空白处的最佳选项I live in a rural community in the United States.A rural area is different from a city because thereare_21_people.My home is deep in a valley_22_by mountains that are rocky and covered intrees._23_many farms are located in rural areas

44、 because they require large plots of land to grow foodor_24_farm animals,in my community the mountains and_25_soil make it difficult to farm.This isone_26_why few people live in my area.Whats it like to live in the mountains?Since we have a lot of_27_,we get to have horses and chickens.My family_28_

45、eggs from the chickens for breakfast.We also lose electricity a lot because the trees fall onpower lines whenever theres a_29_In my community,people keep battery-powered flashlights and oil lampsstored in case the lights_30_.Some people also use a generator-a machine that generates electricity fromg

46、asolinewhenever there are_31_Going to school in a rural area means having fewer classmates and_32_longer distances.To get to myhigh school,I must drive forty miles to the_33_city.This means I must get up much earlier thanmy_34_classmates in order to be on time.The roads in my community arent paved w

47、ith asphalt(沥青)either,so during storms they_35_become too muddy or snowy to pass.In cities a snowplow(扫 雪机)_36_quickly,but areas where fewer people live arent the priority(优先),so days can pass before asnowplow_37_theroad.Sometimes I must miss school because storms make it_38_to drive.I am not sure_3

48、9_if I want to live in the country or in the city when I grow up.I like being in nature,hearing the creek and the birds,and having a big yard.I also like being in the city,though,where I can go howlingor skating,or see my friends.It can get_40_in the country,although I do love being around our anima

49、ls.21.A.fewB.manyC.fewerD.more22.A.surroundedB.hiddenC.shadowedD.enriched23.A.WhenB.WhileC.BecauseD.If24.A.feedB.growC.trainD.house25.A.richB.muddyC.rockD.snowy26.A.explanationB.causeC.excuseD.reason27.A.spaceB.roomC.placeD.land28.A.laysB.harvestsC.buysD.picks29.A.stormB.thunderC.lightingD.shower30.

50、A.put outB.wear outC.run outD.go out31.A.dangersB.risksC.emergenciesD.incidents32.A.walkingB.runningC.drivingD.traveling33.A.nearbyB.distantC.nearestD.farthest34.A.ruralB.cityC.oldD.new35.A.canB.mayC.mustD.should36.A.comes byB.comes aboutC.comes toD.comes out37.A.cleansB.digsC.clearsD.covers38.A.lik