茂名市2020届五校联盟高三级第二次联考英语试卷+答案详解

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茂名市2020届五校联盟高三级第二次联考

英语试卷

本试题卷共 8 页。全卷满分 120 分。考试用时 100 分钟。

注意事项：

l.答题前，先将 自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并 将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效 。

3.非选择题的作答：用  签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分阅读理解（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。

A

With summer break coming up for children across the United States, now it's time to plan a fantastic summer trip for your family. Here are a few of the best places you can take your family to this year and any year for that matter.

Montgomery, Alabama

Montgome1y is an important site for learning about  the  history  of  the  Civil  Rights Movement. Children with their families can visit the Civil Rights  Memorial  Center  to  take  a  tour  of  the  exhibits and learn about the hopes and dreams and the struggle for equality in the country.

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

If you are looking for a wonderful outdoor adventure, the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska is a fantastic trip. While visiting this region of Alaska, you can explore the Kenai Mountains in  Kenai  Fjords (峡湾）Nation al Park, where your kids can see glaciers , fjords and especially the Harding Icefield. Fishing is another wonderful activity to enjoy at this destination.

Channel Islands, California

The Channel Islands are an amazing archipelago （ 群 岛 ） off the coast of California. Here visitors can enjoy the Channel Islands National Park. The Channel Islands National  Park  protects  five of  the islands. Within the protection of the park there is a  wide  variety  of  wildlife,  as  well  as  natural  and cultural resources. You should keep an eye out for seals, sea lions, dolphins, and many more.

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a fantastic destination for families that enjoy music. This city  played  a great role in the evolution of Blues music. You certainly won't want to miss out on a trip to Graceland while exploring Memphis. The home of Elvis Presley is open to visitors for tours,  where  you  can travel  through the life and rise of Elvis.

1.Where can you enjoy exhibitions during your trip?

A. Montgomery.

B. Kenai Peninsula.

Channel Islands.

D. Memphis.

2.What can you do in the Kenai Peninsula?

A .Listen to some music.

B. Explore various wildlife.

C. Try risking outdoors.

D. Watch all kinds of fishes.

3.What's  the  main  purpose  of  the text?

A. To give  children  some instructions.

B. To introduce some trip sites for families.

C. To advertise some famous attractions.

D. To encourage children to learn in summer.

B

About 10 years ago, I sat in my office, struggling to write an annual progress report for my leader. I  enjoy  writing scientific  papers  that  engage  my creativity  and further  my  research.   But  report writing doesn’t come  with  any  reward  apart  from  the  momentary  satisfaction  of  finishing  something.   Like other routine paperwork, I find it hard to get through. So that day, I offered myself a reward: When I finished the report, I’d give myself 2 hours to examine slides（载玻片） der the microscope — a task I've always loved but never had much time for as a staff member. It's a strategy I call "just for fun".

The strategy was born out of challenges I experienced in graduate school. I usually delayed putting together reports for university administrators until threatening letters arrived. I never felt that paperwork was advancing my science, but rather sapping my energy and time for research. One of my committee members recognized and understood my difficulties. Then he told me about his strategy of rewarding himself with a fun project when he completed a task that he didn't particularly enjoy. He advised me to think about doing something similar. I immediately liked the idea.

Over the course of my career, this strategy helped me complete and move past the parts of my job that I didn't particularly enjoy. The rewards I gave myself provided a way to relax and reminded me why I love being a scientist.

As for that annual report, I spent an ordinary morning on it but got it done.  Then I hurried over  to the microscope, eager to inspect a series of slides that my collaborators（ 合 作 者 ）had sent a couple of weeks earlier. To others, it may have looked like work. But to me, it was just for fun.

4.Why does the author dislike report writing?

A. He  receives  too  little from it.

B. It  is extremely  easy  to finish.

C. It needs too much creativity.

D. He doesn't major in writing.

5.What does the underlined word "sapping" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Acquiring.             B. Consuming.

C. Lacking.·D. Providing.

6.How did the author get his strategy?

A. Through the inspiration of his report writing.

B. Through the reward of his collaborators.

C. Through the instructions of university administrators.

D. Through  a  committee member’s  suggestion.

7.What can we learn from the author's experience?

A. Choose a career you really like.

B. Seek fun when doing science research.

C. Motivate yourself to finish boring tasks.

D. Reward yourself with a new strategy.

C

Legos have been a kind of popular toys for children for more than 60 years.  When  children  get  older, boxes of plastic Lego bricks often end up unused and stored in out-of-the-way places around the homes. Parents sometimes end up throwing the· Legos away.

Now, the Lego Group toy company is testing a program to make sure the unwanted bricks do not go to waste. The program is called Lego Replay. It aims to make sure the unwanted building blocks continue to make children  happy.

Tim Brooks is the Lego company's vice president of environmental sustainability. He said, "Nearly all Lego bricks we see that are out  there have lots more play value in them - multi-generation of play value. It's a waste of energy and resources to grind them up（ 碳 碎 ）and make new bricks. "

Brooks said the idea came from parents who do not  know what  to do with  the old  bricks.  Placing old Legos in waste containers is not a good  answer.  Birds and other wildlife  may try  to eat what looks  like colorful food - with deadly results.

With the Lego Replay program, parents load unwanted Legos of all shapes and colors into boxes. Then, they go to the program website and print out a mailing label. The boxes are sent to processing  centers, where the bricks are sorted, cleaned and shipped to aid groups and donation centers.

The Lego Replay test program is set to last through March. If it is successful, the program may be expanded to include other Lego products.

The Lego Group is also looking at other materials  to use in their toys.  While  plastic has proved  to  be the strongest material, Lego has begun making some bricks out of sugar cane（ 甘 庶 ）．

8.What's the main purpose of Lego Replay?

A. To entertain those children without toys.

B. To make unwanted Lego bricks reused.

C. To prevent parents to throw the Legos away.

D. To avoid using unwanted bricks by storing them.

9.Where are unwanted Lego bricks sorted and cleaned according to Lego Replay?

 A. At processing centers.

B. At donation centers.

C. On the program website.

D. In the owners' homes.

10.What does Brooks probably agree with?

A. Lego  bricks waste  too many resources.

B. Unwanted  Lego  bricks still  have value.

C. We should store old Legos in   waste containers.

 D. Lego bricks are favorite food of some birds.

11.What does the Lego Group explore according to the last paragraph?

A. More other Lego products.

B. Proper use of plastics.

C, Similar products to sugar cane.

D. New materials of producing bricks.

D

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new method that doesn't require any special equipment and works in just minutes to create soft, flexible, 3D-printed robots.

The innovation comes from rethinking the way soft robots are built: instead of figuring out how to add soft materials to a rigid robot body, the UC San Diego researchers started with a soft body and added rigid features to key components. The structures were inspired by insect exoskeletons, which have both soft and rigid parts -    the researchers called their creations " flexoskeletons（ 柔 性 外 骨骼）” ．

 The new  method  allows for  the construction  of  soft  components  for  robots  in  a  small  hit of  the time previously needed and for a small bit of the cost.

" We hope that these flexoskeletons will lead to. the creation of a new class of  soft  robots, ” said Nick Gravish, a mechanical engineering professor at the Jacobs School of Engineering at  the  UC San Diego and the paper's senior author. "We want  to make soft  robots  easier  to build  for  researchers  all over the world. "

The new method makes it possible to build large groups of flexoskeleton robots with little hand assembly（装配）as  well as assemble a library of Lego-like  components so that robot parts can be easily swapped.

Researchers detail their work in the April 7 issue of the journal Soft Robotics. The team  plans to  make their designs available to researchers at other institutions as well as high schools.

One flexoskeleton component takes 10 minutes to print and costs less  than  $1.  Flexoskeleton printing can be done on most low-cost  commercially  available  printers.  Printing  and  assembling  a whole robot takes under two hours.

The final goal is to create an assembly line that prints whole flexoskeleton robots without  any  need for hand assembly. These small robots could do as much work as one massive  robot  on its own ---- or more.

12.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A. The origin of the new method.

B. The function of the new method.

C. The advantages of the new method.

D. The cost of the new method.

13.What's Nick's attitude towards flexoskeletons?

A. Indifferent.B. Skeptical.C. Curious.D. Hopeful.

14.What will researchers intend to do with flexoskeletons?

A. Benefit most students.

B. Produce a lot of flexoskeleton robots.

C. Build robots by hand.

D. Create many larger ones.

15.What can be the best title for the text?

A. New Robots Made of Special Equipment and Materials

B. A New Method of Building Giant, Soft and Flexible Robots

C. Flexoskeletons Make Soft Robots Faster and Cheaper to Make

D. Flexoskeletons Create Lots of Soft Robots with Hand Assembly

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的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余   选项。

At times it can be difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle while traveling.  Here  are some  healthy habits to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle while enjoying your travels.

Take driving breaks

When you are taking a long-distance trip, you may want to get to your destination as fast as possible.  16.  You  will feel healthier and happier if you take advantage  of your ability  to stop wherever you want, and take a few breaks. Make sure you take time to get appropriate rest, for everyone needs adequate sleep.

17

Everyone needs to get some exercise, and fortunately you have the opportunity to travel to some extremely beautiful and fascinating destinations. You will find that you get the opportunity to explore the real beauty of your destination by hiking and walking. Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to develop the healthy habit of getting regular exercise.

Drink water

If you are traveling to a warm destination, especially a desert destination, make sure to stay hydrated. Water is rare in the desert and the sun  and  heat  contribute  to easy  dehydration. 18. Drinking enough water is also a good  habit  to practice even when you aren't in the sun, so make sure to keep drinking water even after you leave the warm environs you travel to.

Stay sun safe

19     . While enjoying the beautiful weather in your vacation destination, make sure to stay sun safe. This means using enough sunscreen, of at  least 30 SPF.  You can also wear  long-sleeved  shirts and  pants,  which  provide  great  protection  from  the  harmful  rays of the sun.  20.

A. Go for a hike or two

B. Eat enough fresh foods

C. Many places you may travel to are warm and sunny

D. This may lead you to drive for many hours continuously

E. Make sure you always have an abundant supply of drinking water

F. You can also park farther away from your destination and walk more

G. Other sun safe prevention measures like wearing sunglasses can protect your eyes

第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）

第一节 （共20 小题；每小题1. 5 分，满分30 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和D 四个 选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

We had a tornado（龙卷风）touch down near the school, and as expected, we went into our emergency tornado procedures. It was a day we never wanted to happen, but    21 . prepared  for  throughout  the school  year.   I  wasn't  even  in  the    22  when  it  happened .   I  had  taken  a  student with  me to  the  workroom  to  help   23  items  for  a  project.   When  the  alarm  started  24     ,  I immediately took my student's hand and _25 _ as fast as I could back to the classroom.

Never did I imagine needing to put our tornado    26   to use. I never imagined actually needing to   27 my students up against the wall, have them crouch（蹲）down with their knees and heads 28    the ground,  hands  on  the  backs of  their  heads.  Their hearts were   29     . so fast that they couldn't catch their breath, and the   30     filled their eyes looking up at me as they asked if their families and    31 were going to be okay.

In the midst of the very 32    and  dangerous  situation, my students   33          themselves  with the  attitudes  and  mindset  of  children  much  34  than  them.   Never in my life have I seen my students _35_ directions  so quickly,  and  without  hesitation.   Even though some tears   36     down, and some hearts were beating fast, my students were brave.  They had such a firm  _37_ in  my assistant and me that they were able to be 100% _38 . They were brave beyond their      39   . today and for that, I am very grateful.

Right now,    40    the day and am thankful for our safety, courage, and bravery.

21.A. hardlyB. continuallyC. safelyD. suddenly

22.A. classroomB. schoolC. workroomD. laboratory

23.A. buyB.  deliverC. gatherD. swap

24.A. coming aboutB.  blowing awayC. sending upD. going off

25.A. calledB.  ranC. droveD. stepped

26.A. drillsB.  warningsC. eventsD. details

27.A. getB.  putC. lineD. set

28.A. kickingB.  hittingC. scratchingD. touching

29.A. beatingB. jumpingC. tremblingD. striking

30.A. courage    B. fearC. hopeD. disaster

31.A. brothersB. classmatesC. teachersD. friends

32.A. vividB. uniqueC. frighteningD. practical

33.A. enjoyedB. handledC. providedD. injured

34.A. olderB. smarterC. healthierD. luckier

35.A. announceB. describeC. reciteD. follow

36.A. lookedB. hidC. rolledD. turned

37.A. goalB. emotionC. trustD. conclusion

38.A. clearB. calmC. cautiousD. honest

39.A. abilitiesB. gradesC. memoriesD. years

40.A. look back onB. make up forC. look forward toD. take advantage of

第二节 （共10 小题；每小题1. 5 分，满分15 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 you have always wanted to become 41 astronaut, now could be your chance. Now the US  space agency NASA is seeking candidates to be future astronauts.

The search comes after NASA  42   (announce) plans to send the first woman and the next man to the moon as part of its Artemis Program last year. Artemis aims to return humans to the moon by 2024. NASA's next goal is to establish a long-term base on the moon,   43   NASA says it will be able  to launch  regular  space  operations,   44    (include)  tasks  to  Mars （火星）.NASA  says  it expects to choose  the final  candidates  in  the  middle  of 2021.  They  will then   45  (immediate) begin training to become Artemis Generation astronauts. ·

So what exactly is NASA looking for in its crew of new astronauts? Two general   46   (requirement)  are  that  applicants  must  be US citizens and  hold a  master's  degree  in a field.  47   (relate) to science, technology, engineering or mathematics. 48      addition,  candidates should  also have at  least two years of    49    (profession) experience in their field. Of course, all applicants will have to complete a NASA physical   50    (examine) to test their fitness for long-term spaceflight.

第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35 分）

第一节 短文改错（共10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10 处语言错误，每旬中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1 ． 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10 处，多者（从第11 处起）不计分。

I had a very special vacation last winter. A terrible disease calling COVID-19 struck Wuhan on December. The whole nation is under the shadow of the outbreak in a short time. Tens of thousand of people were infected with the virus. Thankful, the government took timely measures and called on ourselves to stay at home to avoid close personal contact. In the meantime, a plenty of medical experts and nursing professionals went to Wuhan  voluntarily,  who showed  that the Chinese could unite firmly in the face of difficulties. The disaster did bring huge pain to China, and it pushed  the country over­ come difficulties and made us stronger.

第二节 书面表达（满分25 分）

假定你是李华，最近在某英文论坛上看到一名叫Jonah 的澳大利亚高中生发的帖子 ，他提到自己想结交一位中国朋友以便学习川剧( Sichuan Opera ) 。请根据所给提示，用英语给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

l.表达意愿；2.帮助方式；3.期待回复。

注意：

1.词数100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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