浙江省杭州市第二中学2020届高三英语上学期选考模拟考试题

1、 浙江省杭州市第二中学 2020 届高三英语上学期选考模拟考试题选择题部分第一部分 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纸上。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。每段对话仅读一遍。例： how much is the shirt?a. 19.15.b. 9.18.c. 9.15.答案是 c。1. what doe

2、s the woman imply?a. shell pay him to carry the package.b. she appreciates his carrying the package.c. ifs not too far for her to carry the package herself.2. how much does the man pay for his phone bill every month?a. $13.b. $30.c. $1303. when did woman buy the calculator?a. last weekend.4. what wi

3、ll the man do next?b. yesterday.c. this morning.a. buy a guidebook.c. go on a trip.b. call a friend.b. being hungry.5. what are the speakers discussing?a. cooking.having a big lunch.c.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，

4、每小题 5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. why does the woman refuse to go to the mall at first?a. she doesnt have much money. b. she has other things to do.broken.c. her leg is7. what will the woman do in the mall?a. buy some clothes.albums.b. do some window shopping. c.buy some

5、 new听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. what does the woman need the change to do?1 a. pay her bill.fbr the parking meter.where is the change machine?b. buy a ticket.c. pay9.the street.in a mall three blocks down the street.a.in the currency exchange office.b.in a mall across the street.c.where might the conve

6、rsation be taking place?10.in a bank.b. in a parking lot.c. in a convenience store.a.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。why does the man want to disconnect his phone?hes chosen a new service provider.11.a.hes moving to new york for work.hes moving to new york for college.b.c.what is the mans name?12.a. bill wat

7、ers. b. bill watters. c. billwalters.when would the man like his phone to be disconnected?13.2 this noon. b. this afternoon. c.tomorrow afternoon.a.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。why is the man familiar with hong kong?14.hes from hong kong.a.he just got back from hong kong.b.he lived in hong kong for some t

8、ime before.c.how long will the woman stay in hong kong?15.nearly a week. b. about a month. c.more than six weeks.a.what does the woman want to know about hong kong?16.anything the man can tell her.a.some famous shopping malls.b.the subway system.c.how did the man use to go to the peak?17.he climbed.

9、a.he took bus no. 15.b.he took the peak tram.c.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。what is true about lisa?18.she is two years old.a.her disease only happens one in a million people.b.her parents decide to take her to america for treatment.c.how many operations does the treatment include?19.one.b. two.c. threea

10、.how much money do lisas parents still need to raise?150 thousand pounds.20.a.b.c.250 thousand pounds.350 thousand pounds.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ain the middle of a hot july afternoon, i became a thief of some sorta thief o

11、f music.for the first time, i created an original piano arrangement of one of my favorite songs.using only my ears and ipad, i transformed a mix of sounds and melodies into the tones ofa single instrument; i created complex harmonies （和声）and voices into something i couldperform with only two hands.

12、no help, no guide一 i did it on my own.ive been a pianist since my hands grew big enough to touch the piano. with my fatheras a musician, i was all but born on the piano bench. for many years, my musical identity3 was defined by the notes that others had written in the past centuries: elegant lines o

13、fneatly printed notes stamped across the sheet music became the script i had to perform.i valued classical music 一 adored itbut i felt such performances were shallow. i hadnothing of my own to contribute to the masterful compositions of bach or rachmaninov.this was why, when i put the finishing touc

14、hes to my piano version of a modem song, my pridewas glorious: this arrangement was mine. what id done seemed magical: an ability to takewhat had already existedto steal a song from my favorite band and to change it intosomething different all on my own. i was a thie but i was also an artist.in musi

15、c, as in other aspects of life, i believe that true originality rarely exists.almost everything has been done before, in one form or another. the most passionate romancenovel may be a slightly changed version of a play written by shakespeare, which in turnwas borrowed from the writers of ancient gre

16、ece: the same themes, different characters,and different circumstances. but the novel no less deserves praise just because itsuniqueness is compromised.the gift of creativity is just like the ability to do what i did on the piano: to findout something beautiful, to analyze and change it and lose you

17、rself in the mystery of itscomposition, and then to make it new. such an act is not copying; it is finding inspirationand having the strength and the innovation to use it as fuel for your own masterpiece.why did the author create the piano arrangement?21.because he was not satisfied with the old one

18、.a.because he wanted to create music of his own.b.because he was tired of his fathers music-teaching method.c.because he wanted to show respect for bach and rachmaninov.d.by mentioning shakespeare, the author wants to tell us .22.there is no true creativity in musica.shakespeare s plays are totally

19、original9b.c.d.many of shakespeare s plays deserve no praise,originality is connected with what has already existedwe can conclude from the passage that .23.creativity is to find something beautifula.b.c.d.adaptation has nothing to do with creativitya masterpiece can be a changed version of an exist

20、ed workcommon people dont have the ability to create something new4 bwhen you start working on something but dont finish it, thoughts of the unfinishedwork continue to jump into your mind even when youve moved on to other things.psychologists refer the phenomenon as the zeigamik effect. the effect w

21、as firstobserved by a russian psychologist named bluma zeigamik. while sitting in a busyrestaurant in vienna, she noted the waiters had better memories of unpaid orders.once the bill was paid, however, the waiters had difficulty remembering the exactdetails of the orders.in one of her studies, parti

22、cipants were asked to complete simple tasks such asputting together puzzles, or solving math problems. half of the participants wereinterrupted halfway through these tasks. after an hour-long delay, zeigamik askedthe participants to give an account of what theyd been working on. she discoveredthat t

23、hose who had their work interrupted were twice as likely to remember what theyhad been doing as those who had actually completed the tasks.we can use this effect to our advantage. for example, if youre struggling tomemorize something important, momentary interruptions might actually work to youradva

24、ntage. rather than simply remember the information over and over again, reviewit several times and then take a break. while youre focusing on other things, youllfind yourself mentally returning to the information you were studying.we often put off tasks until the last moment, only completing them in

25、 a rush atthe last possible moment. unfortunately, this tendency can lead to heavy stress andeven poor performance. one way to overcome this is to put the zeigamik effect to work.start by taking the first step, no matter how small. once you 5ve begunbut notfinishedyour work, youll find yourself thin

26、king of the task until, at last, youfinish it. ybu might not finish it all at once, but each small step you take putsyou closer to your final goal.what does the zeigamik effect refer to?24.waiters tend to have good memories.a.once interrupted, one will forget things easily.b.most people cant focus o

27、n one thing for a long time.c.d people remember unfinished tasks better than completed ones. how should we study according to the zeigamik effect?repeat over and over again.25.a.divide our study session.b.c.d.focus on several tasks at a time.have enough rest before studying.whafs the main idea of th

28、e last paragraph?how to get rid of heavy stress.26.a.b.c.d.why we should set a final goal.how to break the habit of delaying work.why we always complete tasks in a rush.cwith smart technology increasingly influencing all aspects of our lives, it isonly a matter of time before someone invents smart s

29、hoes ones that can be madebased on personal needs. called “shift wear, the sneakers are the brainchild ofa team of businessmen, and engineers led by new york-based designer david coelho.the adaptable shoes can be customized by using a small phone app. shoe ownerswill have the option of selecting a d

30、esign from a variety of hd pattern by famousartists or creating one themselves. the companys founders imagine a marketplace whereartists can not only share but also sell their designs to others. despite beingelectronic, the designs are clearly visible even in the brightest sunlight. whatseven cooler

31、 is that by switching on a backlight, users can even show off their designsin the dark!according to coelho, the sneakers will keep their charge “f orever” if onlyimages are displayed. though they will need periodic recharging, active users havenothing to worry about. thats because the shoes are equi

32、pped with specialwalk-and-charge technology that powers the shoeswith every step. inactive usersalso have options of charging the sneakers without using wires.the bottom part of the shoes is covered with kevler fibers, a kind of strongmaterial, reducing normal wear and tear. even better, they are co

33、mpletely waterproofand can even be thrown into an ordinary laundry machine for a quick wash! the companypredicts that the shoes will range the price from $150 to $1000 depending on thedimension of the e-panels where the designs are displayed.this is not the first time that electronics and shoes have

34、 combined. lithuania-based ishuh technology has come up with a similar concept that connectse-reader panels to a smart phone app via the bluetooth. whether these smart shoesbecome as popular as our smart devices remains to be seen, though they surely areattractive.what can we know about the smart sh

35、oes from the text?27.the electronic designs cannot be seen clearly at night.a.the designers make sure every pair of sneakers are unique.b.the bottom of the shoes can last longer due to special materials.c.the shoes may as well be washed by hand to protect the electronics.d.what does paragraph 3 main

36、ly talk about?28.a. how the sneakers are powered up.b. how the sneakers can function properly.c. what images the sneakers display.d. what technology the sneakers carry.the varied prices of the sneakers mainly depend on .29.a. the length of the shoesb. the size of their e-panelsc. the designers of th

37、e shoes d. the materials of their bottomshow does the author feel about the sneakers future market?930.a. negative.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。b. anxious.c. uncertain.d. confident.countless parents have kids who just want to eat chickens pasta, moarcaroni andc

38、heese, and definitely without any vegetables. so whats a parent to do? 31 .we reached out to experts on healthy eating for kids, and they had a ton of greatadvice.make food interesting. lori day, an educational psychologist, thought that ifkids found it interesting, they would be more likely to try

39、it. so day let her daughtershell peas, count them, sort them by size and play with them before putting them inthe pot.32 . make food interesting if your child isnaturally curious and is willing to engage,” day said.33 . several parents talked about how bringing their children with them tothe farmers

40、 market or the grocery store and having them help with the cooking canget them more excited and invested in what they are eating. kids can be inspired4t to eat healthy when they are part of the meal, said margaret mcsweeney, host ofthe podcast kitchen chat. a trip to the local farmers market can con

41、nect them withthe source of food.give kids choices. amy, an infant-child psychologist said that from a young age,parents should let their kids choose foods and snacks they like, within reason. “givethem more room to choose as they get older,n she added. and never get into a powerstruggle with your k

42、ids about eating, she said. _34_”model healthy eating. our kids can be influenced to make better choices if theywatch us doing the same.pam moore, founder of the blog, whatever, says her kids always see her and husbandeating healthy. _35. i oftefirst, dont stress.a.inspire kids to eat healthy.b.get

43、the kids to be involved.c.her daughter loved eating them raw or cooked.d.make sure you are not over controlling or overeducating them.e.both my husband and i typically add greens to our eggs at breakfast.f.we talk about food colors and how it is healthiest to make meals with variousg.colors.第三部分 语言运

44、用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节完形填空（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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。an amazon order starts with a tap of a finger. two days lateror even in a matterof hours the package arrives. it seems simple enough.but to deliver amazon 36 and countless others from busines

45、ses that 37over the internet, the basic structure of major urban areasaround the world is beingpackages are delivered38. and new york city, where more than 1.5 millionis having39 , shows that this push for 40impacts on traffic, roadway safety and pollution.delivery 41fedex double-park on streets,ope

46、rated by ups and42 bus and bike lanes. they got more than 471,000 parking violations last year, a 34 percent increasefrom 2013. the main 43 for packagesinto new york city, leading to the george washington bridge from new jersey, has becomethe most 44 interchange in the country. trucks heading toward

47、 thebridge_45_at 23 miles per hour, down from 30 m.p.h. five years ago.while the 46 of ride-hailing services like uber has unquestionably caused more47 , the sudden increase of trucks has48 the problem. 49of its deliveriesamazon did not 51 a request for comment on the52on growing traffic jams in new

48、 york. other companies, including fedex and ups, saidthey were using technology and taking other measures to make deliveries less53 on crowded streets.new york city officials say they have 54 to better manage truck traffic onthe streets. “the city is experimenting with enforcement（强制） and 55manageme

49、nt regulations to address thisgrowing challenge.”said polly trottenberg, the citys transportation commissioner.38. a. greeted39. a. shortly40. a. growth41. a. goodsc. significantly d. reliablyc. steeperc. give outc. suspensionc. burdensomec. made51. a. refer to52. a. effectb. respond tob. developmen

50、tb. alternativeb. taken a riskb. important53. a. parallel54. a. made way55. a. creatived. tiresomed. taken stepsd. severecontributionsc. meaningful非选择题部分注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第二节（共 10 个小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。you can possibly see cats roaming

51、around 56you visit thepalace museum. now, the museum is reaching out to cat lovers. on nov 4, the museum57 （ begin ） selling cat-themedcartoon books which tell stories about the cats on the palace grounds as well ascultural and creativeroyal cats.58 （produce） featuring the so-callednow the palace mu

52、seum has about 200 royal cats, most of59are descendants（后代）of the royal familiespets. with the ending of the qing dynasty,many lost their owners and escaped 60 separate areas of the forbidden city.the forbidden city has61 （ mass ） and well-preserved wooden（damage）by rats, staffbuildings. to prevent

53、these relics from 62in the palace museum helped bring these cats back out of hiding and provided themwith food. wandering around the empty lanes of the palace at night, they keep thebuildings63 （protect） from rats and mice. 64 is the natural mascots （吉祥物）for the palace museum, especially formillenni

54、als（千禧一代）that play an important role ininteracting with young peopleand promoting the museum,”person working there said.65第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节应用文写作（满分 15 分）假定你是李华，学校将于下周五举行英语演讲比赛，主题为“doing things right ordoing right things”, 请你代表学生会给外教老师 jack 发一封邮件，邀请他来做裁判。内容包括：比赛相关细节；1.给参赛者点评；2.并对英语学习提些建议。3.注意：词数:80 词左右；1.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2.第二节 读后续写（满分 25 分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 thirteen-year-old amy lost her mother in a car accident. she had no choice butmoved from new zealand to canada to live with her father thomas.thomas was an inventor, living on a farm.