安徽桐城2020届高三下学期高考模拟考试七英语试卷

1、英语试卷、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）Haveyoueverrealizedthatthesmallestcountriesintheworldhavesomuchtooffer?Whetherit'shistoricandculturalheritageorunspoilednature,thesemicrostatesareworthavisit.GrenadaGrenadaisasmallcountryintheworld.ItislocatedonislandofCaribbean,whichisalsoknownasTheIslandofSpiceforseve

2、ralspiceslikecinnamon,gingerandrarenutmeg.Grenadareliesontourism.Itspristinebeaches,warmturquoisewaterandunspoilednaturemakeitawonderfulholidaydestination.Recentlyecotourismhasbeengrowingaswell.SanMarinoLocatedwithinItalyandsurroundedbytheApennineMountains.SanMarinoisvisitedbyapproximately2millionto

3、uristsannually.It'sabeautifulcountry,whichalsoclaimstobetheoldestsurvivingstateintheworld!Thereforeitsculturalandhistoricheritageisundoubtedlyfascinating.Althoughverysmall,themicrostatehasalotofarchitecturalattractionsaswellastheRomagna,whichislovedbyItalians,whoareamongthemainguestshere.Maldive

4、sMaldivesislocatedonthebankofIndianOcean.Maldiveshasarangeofdifferenthabitatsincludingdeepsea,shallowcoast,andreefecosystems,fringingmangroves,wetlandsanddrylands.VisitorstotheMaldivesdonotneedtoapplyforapre-arrivalvisa,regardlessoftheircountryoforigin,providedtheyhaveavalidpassport,proofofonwardtra

5、vel,andthemoneytobeself-sufficientwhileinthecountry.AndorraIt'sapicturesquemicrostatefoundinthePyreneesMountains,borderingSpainandFrance.Over10milliontouristsvisitAndorraeveryyear!Unliketheneighboringcountries'highprices,thecountryhasaduty-freepolicy,allowingshopperstoenjoylowercosts.Alsothe

6、rearewinterandsummerresorts,soyoucanvisitanytime.1. WhomightbeinterestedinGrenada?A.Architects.B.Spicelovers.C.Historians.D.Mountainclimbers.2. Whichofthefollowingisagoodchoiceforpeoplewholikebuildingdesign?A.Maldives.B.SanMarino.C.Andorra.D.Grenada.3. WhatisnotrequiredforatravelertoMaldives?A.Money

7、.B.Apassport.C.Avisa.D.Areturnticket.4. WhatmeasurehasAndorratakentoattracttravelers?A.Offeringlowerprices.B.Adoptingvisa-freepolicy.C.Settingnaturalhabits.D.Developingscenicspot.Myfriend,Jack,wasataxidriver.Webecamefriendsquitebyaccident.Fiveyearsago,ImadeatriptoChicago.ThemomentIsteppedintoacab,Ir

8、ealizeditwasdifferent.Thefloorwascoveredwitharug(小地毯).ThereweresmallreproductionsofpaintingsbyVanGoghinsidethecab.Andthewindowswerespotless.ItoldthedriverIhadneverriddeninamoreattractivetaxi."Iliketohearmypassengerssaythat,"hereplied,"Howlonghaveyoubeendecoratingyourcab?"Iasked,&

9、quot;It'snotmine,"hesaid,"It'sacompanycab.IhitupontheideayearsagowhenIworkedasaclean-upmanforthetaxicompany.Eachcarthatcameinattheendofthedaywaslikeagarbagepit.Cigarettebuttsandmatchescoveredthefloor.StickystufflikepeanutbutterwasontheseatsordoorhandlesIthoughtthatifthecompanyandth

10、edriverswouldgivepeopleacarworthkeepingclean,theymightbemoreconsiderate.""AssoonasIgotmytaxilicense,Itriedoutmyideas.Iputalotofextradecorationsintothecabtheygavemetodrive.Igotanicerugandsomeflowers.WheneachpassengergotoutIcheckedtomakesurethateverythingwasinorderforthenextfare.Afteraboutam

11、onthofmybringinginaspotlesscab,thebossreservedthesamecarformeeachdayThatwaswhenIputupthereproductionsofgreatpaintings.""I'veneverbeendisappointedbypeopleinthepasttenyears-nogarbage.LikeIsay,peopleappreciatebeautifulthings.Ifweplantedmoreflowersandtreesinthecityandmadethebuildingsmoreat

12、tractive,morepeoplewouldtendtokeepthecityclean."Later,webecamegoodfriends.Iwasimpressedbythetaxi-driver,whohadhitonagreattruth-asenseofbeautycomeswiththegiftoflife.Mostpeopledon'thavetobeinstructedabouttherarityofbeauty.Theyrespondwhentheyfindit.And,iftheyaremadetofeelapartofit,theywilltryt

13、oaddtoit.5. Whatmadethewritersurprisedwhenhegotintothetaxi?A. Thebeautifuldecorationontherug.B. Thestyleofdecorationoutsidethetaxi.C. Themasterpiecesofwell-knownpainters.D. Theimpressiveinnerenvironmentofthetaxi.6. Jackgottheideaofdecoratingthecabwhen.A. hegothistaxilicenseB. thebossreservedthesamec

14、arforhimeachdayC. heservedasaclean-upmanforthetaxicompanyD. hefoundthetaxihecleanedwasfullofcigarettebutts7. Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?A. Peoplecaneasilymakefriendswhentakingataxi.B. Whenpeoplefindbeautyinlife,theywilltrytoaddtoit.C. Ifweplantmoreflowersandtrees,wecankeepthecityclean.D. Wehavetob

15、etaughttofindbeautyandmakeitmorebeautiful.CArtificialintelligence(AI)technologymaysoonbeausefultoolfordoctors.Itmayhelpthembetterunderstandandtreatdiseaseslikebreastcancerinwaysthatwereneverbeforepossible.RishiRawatteachesAIattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia's(USC)ClinicalScienceCenterinLosAnge

16、les.HeispartofateamofscientistswhoareresearchinghowAIandmachinelearningcanmoreeasilyrecognizecancerousgrowthsinthebreast.Rawatprovidesinformationaboutcancercellstoacomputer.Hesaysthisdatahelpsthemachinelearn"Youcanputthedataintocomputersandtheywilllearnthepatternsandthepatternrecognitionisimpor

17、tanttomakingdecisions."DavidAgusisanotherUSCresearcher.Hesaysmachinesarenotgoingtotaketheplaceofdoctors,"Computerswillnottreatpatients,buttheywillhelpmakecertaindecisionsandlookforthingsthatthehumanbraincan'trecognizebyitself.Onceaconfirmedcancerousgrowthisremoved,doctorsstillhavetotre

18、atthepatienttoreducetheriskofcancerreturning.Theformoftreatmentdependsonthekindofcancer."Currently,researcherstakeathinpieceoftissueputitonasmallpieceofglassandaddcolortobetterseethecells.Thatprocesscouldtakedaysorevenlonger.Scientistssayartificialintelligencecandosomethingbetterthanjustcountce

19、lls.Throughmachinelearning,itcanrecognizecomplexpatterns,orstructures,andlearnhowthecellsareorganized.Thehopeisthatmachineswillsoonbeabletomakeaquickidentificationofcancerthatisfreeofhumanmistakes."Allofasudden,wehavethecomputingpowertoreallydoitinrealtimeWecouldn'thavedonethis,wedidn't

20、havethecomputingpowertodothisseveralyearsago,butnowit'sallchanged,"Agusaddsthattheprocesscouldbedoneforalmostnocostinthedevelopingworld.Hesaysthathavingalargeamountofinformationaboutpatientsisimportantforamachinetoeffectivelydoitsjobinmedicine.TheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaresearchersare

21、nowonlystudyingbreastcancer.Butdoctorspredictartificialintelligencewillonedaymakeadifferenceinallformsofcancer.8. InRishiRawat'sresearch,.A. thedataputintocomputerscontributestocancerrecognitionB. manycancersarebeingstudiedatthemomentC. machinelearninghasreplaceddoctors'workD. thefocusisonth

22、ecureforcancer9. DavidAgus'swordsinParagraph3areusedto.A. providesomeadvicefordoctorsB. introducethedevelopmentofcancerC. appealtoscientiststoresearchintocancerD. explainthefunctionofAIintreatingcancer10. Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A. AIcanmakedecisionsfordoctors.B. Developingcountriesmightbelack

23、offunds.C. AIwillhopefullymakeanaccurateidentificationofcancer.D. Computingpowerhaslonghelpedwiththeidentificationofcancer.11. Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsAIusedintreatingcancer?A.Positive.B.Indifferent.C.Doubtful.D.Negative.DAt88,mygrandmotherVerahasdementiaandbarelyrecognizesme.ButI'md

24、eterminedtohelpheragewithdignityandgraceinherhomeforaslongasshecan.Since2015,I'vebeenamanageratHonor;atechnologycompanythatusesawebsiteandanapptopairprofessionalcaregivers(wecallthemCarePros)withlovedoneswhoneedahand.Iwanttomakesureweareofferingallourclients(客户),includingmygrandmother,aserviceth

25、atisaffordable,withpeoplewhoarereliable,diverseandskilled.OnSundays.Amy,mygrandmother'smost-lovedHonorprofessionalcaregiver,comesovertogetherdressedforchurch.ShelovesthetimeshespendswithAmy.That'sthebestgiftIcangiveherandthebestgiftIcangivemyself.Caregivingcanexhaustafamilyemotionallyandphys

26、ically.AtHonor,we'retryingtocreatesomethingthatmakesiteasierforwomentobemoms,daughters,andsistersallatonce.That'swhythiscompanywasbuilt.WhatsetsHonorapartfromothercaregivingservicesisthatwe'reequallyfocusedontreatingtheCareProswell.Wepayhigher-than-averageratesandtheycangethealthbenefits

27、andsickleave.MostofourCareProsarewomen,andalotofthemarcsinglemothers.ThetechnologybehindourappallowsCareProstosetparameters（参数）basedonwhen,where,andhowmuchtheywanttoworksotheycancontroltheirschedules.Thecompanyalsoallowscontinuityofcare.EachCarePronotesinthecaregivers'apphowtheclientisfeelingorw

28、hatshouldhappenonthefollowingshift.Thatway,theclient'sfamilycanstayuptodateontheirlovedone'shealth.WhenIwasworkingwithmyteamatHonor,Iwantedtocreateopportunitiesforpeoplewholookedlikeme,I'mproudtosaythattherearesinglemomsandotherwomenwithouttraditionaleducationaltrainingwholeadteamshere.T

29、hemakeupofthiscompanyprovesthatpeoplewithdiversebackgroundscanbepartofasuccessfultechcompany.Thishastobeamodelforthefuture.I'mconfidentitwillhappen.12. TheauthormentionsAmytoA.shareapreciousmemoryB.advocatecaringfortheelderlyC.showtheimportanceofcaregiversD.informthereadersofatouchingstory13. Wh

30、ichofthefollowingaboutHonoristrue?A. Itallowsflexibleworkingschedules.B. Itgiveshighersalaryandmorepaidleave.C. Itmainlyemployssinglemothersandmales.D. Itmatchescaregiverswithclientsatrandom.14. Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"stayuptodate"probablymean?A.Gotobedlaterthanusual.B. Getthelatestinfo

31、rmation.C. Attendtosomebodyatfixedtime.D. Accompanysomebodydayandnight.15. Thelastparagraphintendstotellusthat.A. womenareabletoholduphalftheskyB. successhasnothingtodowitheducationC. HonorwillprobablyhaveabetterfutureD. peoplewithdiversebackgroundswillbeamodel二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）Howtopersuadepeo

32、pleConvincingpeoplethatyourwayisthebestwayisoftenverydifficult-especiallywhenyou'renotquitesurewhythey'resayingno.Thetrickistogetthemwonderingwhythey'resayingno.Understandhowtimingiseverything.Knowinghowtopersuadepeopleisn'tjustinwordsandbodylanguage-it'salsoinknowingtherighttime

33、totalktothem.(2),youwillmostlikelyachievefaster,betterresults.Gettoknowthem.Alargepartofwhetherornotpersuasioniseffectiveisbasedonthegeneralrelationshipbetweenyouandyourclient/son/friend/employee.Ifyoudon'tknowthepersonwell,it'svitaltostartbuildingthisrelationshipimmediately-findcommonground

34、assoonaspossible.Humans,ingeneral,aremorefondofpeoplethataresimilartothem.(3)._(4)_.Peoplearemorepersuadedbyafastconfidenttalkerthanaccuracy.Thefasteryoutalk,thelesstimeyourlistenerhastoprocesswhatyou'vesaidandquestionit.Youmaycreatethefeelingthatyoutrulygraspthesubjectbyrunningthroughthefactsat

35、warpspeed,confidentofthemall.-CreateurgencyInordertogetpeopletoactinthemoment,youhavetobeabletocreateasenseofurgency.(5).it'sunlikelythey'llchangetheirmindsinthefuture.Youmustpersuadepeopleinthepresent;it'sallthatmatters.A. TalkfastB. CommunicatewithothersC. IfsomeoneisawareofthisD. Andw

36、iththerighttricks,youcandoitE. SofindparallelsandmakethemknownF. Ifthey'renotmotivatedenoughtowantwhateveryouhaverightnowG. Ifyouapproachpeoplewhentheyaremorerelaxedandopentodiscussion16.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G17.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G18.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G19.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G20.A.AB.BC.CD.DE

37、.EF.FG.G三、完形填空(本大题共20小题，共30.0分)Aboyguardedthebarrel(桶)inhisfather'swinery.Everymorninghe(21)upeverybarrelwithapieceofcloth,andthenputthemin(22)rowuponrow.Tohis(23),thewindblewthebarrelshereandthere(24).Theboywassoangrythathewrotealettertothewind,"Pleasedon'tblowdownmybarrels,"After

38、(25)that,hisfatheraskedtheboywithasmile,"Canthewindreadyour(26)?"Thelittleboysaid,"Idon'tknow,butIhavenowayofdealingwiththewind."Thenextmorning,whenthelittleboyrantolookatthebarrels,hefoundthatthewindhad(27)hisrequest,stillblowingthebarrelshereandthere.Thelittleboyfelt(28)and

39、burstintotears.Hisfatherstrokedhisheadgentlyandsaid,"Son,don'tbesad.Wecan'tdealwiththewind,butwecanthinkofourownmethodsto(29)_thebarrels.Thenthelittleboy(30)histearsandsatnearthebarrelstothinkoverandover.Afterthinkinghalfaday,hefinally(31)away.He(32)somewaterfromthewellandpoureditintoth

40、ose(33)barrels.At(34),thelittleboygotupinarush,ranoutandsawthebarrelsstill(35)ingoodorder.Hesmiledhappilyandtoldhisfather,"Wedohaveawayto(36)thebarrelsfromblowingdown.It'savery(37)way,thatis,toaddweightstothebarrels,"Thelittleboy'sfathersmiled(38).Wecan'tchangemanythings,butwec

41、anaddtheweightofourown(39),sothatwecanstand(40)intheworldnottobeknockedover.21.A.wipedB.pickedC.builtD.took22.A.useB.needC.orderD.charge23.A.angerB.sorrowC.amusementD.confusion24.A.generallyB.slowlyC.suddenlyD.overnight25.A.discussingB.sayingC.seeingD.writing26.A.demandB.requestC.decisionD.sign27.A.

42、sharedB.answeredC.ignoredD.considered28.A.nervousB.sadC.scaredD.touched29.A.controlB.blowC.makeD.arrange30.A.squeezedB.droppedC.showedD.dried31.A.putupwithB.putthroughC.cameupwithD.camethrough32.A.sprayedB.drankC.pouredD.collected33.A.brokenB.emptyC.cleanD.neat34.A.daybreakB.noonC.duskD.midnight35.A

43、.placedB.thrownC.movedD.spread36.A.saveB.separateC.freeD.stop37.A.importantB.naturalC.necessaryD.simple38.A.anxiouslyB.excitedlyC.approvinglyD.hesitantly39.A.wealthB.mindC.responsibilityD.pressure40.A.straightB.firmC.hardD.high四、语法填空(本大题共1小题，共15.0分)41 .Withthe(1)(invent)ofpersonalcomputers,theIntern

44、etandcellphones,peoplenowhavemoreimmediateaccesstoothersandinformation(2)anytimeinhistory.Losingthataccesscanleadto"disconnectanxiety'',(3)isapsychologicaltermusedtodescribethe(4)(anxiety)feelingsthatpeopleexperiencewhentheyareunable(5)(use)theircellphonesorcannotlogontotheInternet.Some

45、people(6)(affect)bydisconnectanxietymaystarttofeelupsetwhen(7)_jcannotreachtheirfriendsonline.OthersgetreallyworriedwhentheyarenotabletorespondtoemergenciesandthismakesthemfeelJ8)_(help),StillothersaresodependentontheircellphonesthattheyarefrightenedofmissinganyphonecallsCellphonesandtheInternet_(9)

46、_(become)themostimportanttechnologicaltoolstothesepeople,whocannotaffordtolive(10)thesethings.五、短文改错(本大题共1小题，共10.0分)42 .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，每句中最多有两处.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(A),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：在错的词下划一横线，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.Ihavetwopets,PollyandSally.Theyaregreen-and-blueparrot.Theirhomeisashadytreeinthegardenwheretheyarefreelytoflyfrombranchtobranch.Therehasawoodenboxfortheminatree.Thisistheirnest,wheretheysleepatnightthereandtakeshelterwheneveritrain.Everymorning,af