2020届昆明市实验中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案.pdf

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1、20202020 届昆明市实验中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案届昆明市实验中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案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 AFilms to watch in MarchGretaA lonely young waitress finds a handbag on aNew Yorksubway train.Luckily,the address is inside,s

2、o shereturns it to the piano teacher who left it there.She then discovers that the piano teacher makes a habit ofdropping bags around the city on purpose to make new friends.Directed by Neil Jordan,the actors are attractive.Grace Moretz is the waitress and Isabelle Huppert is the one who admires her

3、.Thanks to them,Greta winds upbeing far more enjoyable than it has any right to be.The AftermathThe Aftermath is one of the few World War-related films.Based on Rhidian Brooks novel,this touchingromantic movie is starred by Keira Knightley,who is the wife of a British officer.She hates the Germans b

4、ecauseher son was killed in an air raid.But is there a chance that a tall,dark andhandsome man might persuade her toovercome her hate?Captain MarvelIt took Marvel Studios a decade to finally make a female superhero.Its also the first Marvel film to bedirected by a woman,who has directed Half Nelson

5、and Missisippi Grind.Captain Marvel is set in the 1990s.TheOscar-winning Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers,a US Air Force fighter pilot,while Samuel L Jackson,as usual,plays Nick Fury.DumboDumbo is a classic Disney cartoon,who has big ears and there have been plenty of those kind of movies inrecent

6、 years.Burtonalways has inspirations to direct such kind of movies from Edward Scissorhands to MissPeregrines Home for Peculiar Children.Magical figures have always been his favorite characters.1.What makes Captain Marvel special?A.Winning Oscar.B.Its female director.C.Time setting.D.A womanpilot.2.

7、Which film is better for a 7-year-old kid to watch?A.The AftermathB.Captain MarvelC.GreteD.Dumbo3.Where can you most probably read the text?A.Readers DigestB.NatureC.Scientific AmericanD.National GeographicBKamikatsu,a small town in Japan,has shown the world that our garbage has far-reaching effects

8、,and not juston our environment.Theexperiment in going zero waste started when the town built a new incinerator 20 years ago.But almostimmediately,the incinerator was determined to be a health risk due to the poisonous gases when garbage wasburned in it.It was too expensive to send waste to other to

9、wns,so locals had to come up with a new plan.Thenthe Zero Waste Academy was born,which helped perform this plan.Now Kamikatsu people separate their waste into 45 different categories.But in the beginning,it wasnt easyto convince local people to do all this work,and there was somepushback.Only after

10、that initial education perioddid most residents come on board.This is all great news for waste reduction of course,but it has also had some unexpected social benefits aswell.Like much of Japan,Kamikatsus population is aging,and about 50 percent of the locals are elderly.The factthat the whole commun

11、ity takes their trash in to be recycled has created a local action and interaction betweengenerations.That idea has been purposefully expanded to include a circular shop where household goods are dropped offand others can take them,and a tableware library where people can borrow extra cups,glasses,s

12、ilverware andplates for celebrations.The elderly see this not as a waste-collection service,but an opportunity to socialize with the youngergeneration and to chat.When we visit them,they prepare lots of food and we stay with them for a while,we askhow they are,Sakano,the founder of the Zero Waste Ac

13、ademy,said.Sakanos ideas are truly revolutionary if you think about it.Shes proving that community can be foundthrough handling the stuff we no longer want and need.4.What is mainly talked about in paragraph 2?A.What harmful effects garbage burning has.B.Why garbage sorting is necessary in Japan.C.H

14、ow the idea of zero waste was put forward.D.What the Zero Waste Academy functions as.5.What does the underlined word pushback probably mean?A.Inactive response.B.Generous reward.C.Bitter suffering.D.Beneficial guidance.6.What is a bonus of the zero waste project?A.Reducing waste.B.Creating community

15、.C.Increasing peoples income.D.Developing a new technology.7.Which part of a newspaper is this text most likely from?A.Technology.B.Health.C.Workplace.D.Lifestyle.CA company called Neuralink has shared a video where a monkey is playing a video game.That s fairly unusual,but what makes the video even

16、 stranger is that the monkey is playing the video game with just his mind.The monkey in the video is called Pager who has two of Neuralinks special Link devices(装置)inside hisbrain.The devices planted in Pagers brain are connected to 2,048 wires which lead to the parts of Pagers brainthat control mov

17、ements of the arms and hands.Scientists taught Pager to play a video game.At first,Pager controlled the video game using a joystick it,which is a normal gaming controller.But as Pager played,his Link devices wirelessly sent out information aboutthe signals his brain was using to control his arms and

18、 hands.Neuralinks scientists recorded all of these signals.Then they used computers to match the signals from Pagers brain to the movements that his hands wereactually doing.This was the most difficult work and the scientists counted on artificial intelligence(AI)to helpthem decode(解码)Pagers brain s

19、ignals.The final step was to have a computer make moves inthe video game as if Pager had actually moved thejoystick.If Pager thought about moving the joystick up,the computer would send an“up”signal to the videogame.At first,the researchers let Pager keep moving the joystick with his hand,even thoug

20、h it was no longerconnected to the computer.But soon Pager was able to play the video game using just his brain.Even though Neuralinks work right now focuses on animals and video games,theres a very serious purposebehind it.Neuralink wants to make it possible for humans who have lost the ability to

21、make physical movementsto interact with the world around them.8.What are“Link”devices used to do?A.To pick up the arms and hands signals.B.To link the computer to the monkeys brain.C.To send out information about the brains signals.D.To control movements of the arms and hands.9.What challenged scien

22、tists most in the study?A.Recording and sending out body signals.B.Training Pager to use the joystick correctly.C.Planting Link devices into Pagers brain.D.Matching brain signals to body movements.10.What is Neuralinks real purpose of the study?A.To test artificial intelligence.B.To help those witho

23、ut arms or legs.C.To study how animals play video games.D.To develop more complex video games.11.What can be the best title for the text?A.Video Games for Animals Are Developed.B.Science Proves the Intelligence of Monkeys.C.Monkey Plays Video Games Using His Mind.D.Neuralink Is Leading the World in

24、Technology.DKamikatsu,a small town in Japan,has shown the world that our garbage has far-reaching effects,and not juston our environment.Theexperiment in going zero waste started when the town built a new incinerator 20 years ago.But almostimmediately,the incinerator was determined to be a health ri

25、sk due to the poisonous gases when garbage wasburned in it.It was too expensive to send waste to other towns,so locals had to come up with a new plan.Thenthe Zero Waste Academy was born,which helped perform this plan.Now Kamikatsu people separate their waste into 45 different categories.But in the b

26、eginning,it wasnt easyto convince local people to do all this work,and there was somepushback.Only after that initial education perioddid most residents come on board.This is all great news for waste reduction of course,but it has also had some unexpected social benefits aswell.Like much of Japan,Ka

27、mikatsus population is aging,and about 50 percent of the locals are elderly.The factthat the whole community takes their trash in to be recycled has created a local action and interaction betweengenerations.That idea has been purposefully expanded to include a circular shop where household goods are

28、 dropped offand others can take them,and a tableware library where people can borrow extra cups,glasses,silverware andplates for celebrations.The elderly see this not as a waste-collection service,but an opportunity to socialize with the youngergeneration and to chat.When we visit them,they prepare

29、lots of food and we stay with them for a while,we askhow they are,Sakano,the founder of the Zero Waste Academy,said.Sakanos ideas are truly revolutionary if you think about it.Shes proving that community can be foundthrough handling the stuff we no longer want and need.12.What is mainly talked about

30、 in paragraph 2?A.What harmful effects garbage burning has.B.Why garbage sorting is necessary in Japan.C.How the idea of zero waste was put forward.D.What the Zero Waste Academy functions as.13.What does the underlined word pushback probably mean?A.Inactive response.B.Generous reward.C.Bitter suffer

31、ing.D.Beneficial guidance.14.What is a bonus of the zero waste project?A.Reducing waste.B.Creating community.C.Increasing peoples income.D.Developing a new technology.15.Which part of a newspaper is this text most likely from?A.Technology.B.Health.C.Workplace.D.Lifestyle.第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题

32、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Tips on Learning a New Language Before TravellingWhenever you travel to a foreign place,it is helpful knowing a bit of the local language._16_Butspeaking the local language shows you care and it will help you mix with the locals easily

33、.To learn a language,youdo not have to take full time classes.You can follow some of the tips to pick up some basics quickly before thattrip.Practise.The more you study the language,the better._17_Think of it like learning an instrument ortraining for a marathon.The amount of time youll need depends

34、 on the language youre learning,how often youpractice and your learning style._18_One good way to practise is to use the language youre learning.And who is better to speak alanguage with than a native speaker who can train you better and correct your mistakes?Find one on the internetor in real life

35、and strike a conversation with them.There are some free language exchange websites where you canfind native speakers to practise with._19_Download a language app.Your app store offers a vast amount of options for language learning.Apps likeGoogle Translate,Duolingo,Bilingual or Hi Native can help yo

36、u to learn languages quickly._20_But theyare not necessarily the best choice if youre short on time and trying to master the basics.They can also help a lotwhen youre struggling to communicate while on vacation.A.Speak to native speakers.B.Constantly use the language.C.You can also find a private cl

37、ass to attend.D.Trips can help make the process fun and easy.E.Learning a language doesnt happen overnight.F.Those apps can help you learn the language effectively.G.You may not know how to pronounce the words correctly.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

38、，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As I work in the garden,Itake my time.And the garden is_21_me about working with the earth.Irecognize that there will be both successes and failuresand there are many factors that_22_them both.The_23_of the seeds can affect the growth of the plant

39、s.The_24_can be too hot,too cold,or_25_right.Weeds need to be_26_and thrown away to_27_that the fruits,vegetables,andflowers we have planted grow well.I take time to stand back and rest,and to_28_the plants.Each plant is_29_and develops in theway that is best for them.Some have large broad leaves to

40、_30_their fruit from the rays of the sun,whileother plants are more_31_,their fruit needing the_32_to grow and ripen.Getting my hands_33_and feeling the sweat on my forehead,as I work under the summer sun,reminds me I am_34_in the ways I wouldnt have remembered sitting on the couch.I feel attracted

41、to move things around to transplant and to_35_the natural order of how plants grow.The garden teaches me the importance of knowing when to disturb things and when to let them be.The gardenslife cycle_36_a pattern that is repeated according to the_37_of nature.Birth,growth,and thendeath and it teache

42、s me to accept this fact.Perhaps life is like the_38_,successes and failures,time to be active and time to_39_to let goof what is no longer needed,to cultivate what helps us to grow into our light and power,and toreadily_40_life from beginning to end.21.A.tellingB.concerningC.worryingD.teaching22.A.

43、destroyB.affectC.promoteD.exchange23.A.qualityB.color1C.shapeD.weight24.A.waterB.airC.weatherD.wind25.A.approximatelyB.constantlyC.exactlyD.occasionally26.A.pulledB.plantedC.guardedD.provided27.A.make senseB.find outC.work outD.make sure28.A.tendB.observeC.countD.examine29.A.beautifulB.averageC.amaz

44、ingD.unique30.A.preventB.separateC.shadeD.remove31.A.openB.delicateC.straightD.vivid32.A.energyB.lightC.soilD.space33.A.emptyB.dirtyC.brokenD.free34.A.awakeB.tiredC.aliveD.independent35.A.disturbB.findC.enjoyD.guide36.A.discoversB.transformsC.drawsD.follows37.A.changesB.reflectionC.lawsD.development

45、38.A.plantB.sunC.fruitD.garden39.A.restB.quitC.offerD.fight40.A.expectB.acceptC.pictureD.receive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If it were not for a TV show,Fu Sheng,a scholar who lived during the 3rd and 2ndcenturies BC,may haveremained unfami

46、liar_41._the modern generation.However,_42._this scholar carefully protected,during wars and social changes,isShangshu,one of the“five classics”of Confucianism(儒家).Many of thesurviving chapters of the book are from the oral_43._(account)of Fu Sheng.When the scholars story_44._(adapt)as a stage play

47、forChina in the Classics,a variety programpresented by CCTV,audiences were amazed by an ordinary mans strength to preserve and pass down a countryscultural ethos(道德观).Nevertheless,itwasnot_45._easytaskforTianQinxin,theartdirectoroftheshow,_46._(transform)an ancient classic into a one-hour stage show

48、 that connects with the people oftoday,especially those who_47._(grow)up in the 1990s and 2000s,when Chinese peoples lives aremuch_48._(good)and our national strength is rising.Tian developed specific storylines from two chapters inShangshu.One is about Yu the Great,a famous rulerwho has been respec

49、ted for_49._(lead)the fight against disasters and uniting the nine regions.The other isabout King Wu of the Western Zhou Dynasty,who established a_50._(center)government that focused onpeoples life and the countrys prosperity(繁荣).第四部分第四部分写作（共两节，满分写作（共两节，满分4040 分）分）第一节短文改错（满分第一节短文改错（满分1010 分）分）51.短文改

50、错In recently years,the sandstorm in the northern part of China has become more and more common naturaldisaster.The strong wind blows up some sand,making them difficult for people to go out.Sandstorms are causeby a variety of reason.First,in the past,people feed a great number of sheep.As a result,th