2020-2021学年江苏省徐州财经高等职业技术学校高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析

20202021学年江苏省徐州财经高等职业技术学校高三英语第二次联

考试题及答案解析

第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Itwasaweeknightandoneofmytwindaughtersmarchedintotheroom,wavingabookshe'dfinished.“Dad,why

arebookswithscienceinthemalwaysaboutboys?”sheasked.

Itoldherthatsimplywasn'ttrue;therewereloadsofgreatsciencefictionswithgirlsinthem.Sheagreed,but

arguedthatinthosestoriesitwastheboyswhoweredoingscience,andthegirlswerejustalongfortheride.My

otherdaughtertookhersister'ssideandchallengedmetogiveanexample.

Thisleftmeinadifficultposition.Icouldeithergothroughourlibrarytopointoutsomewonderfulexamplesof

female-ledsciencefictions,orjustadmittheywererightandremaininmycomfortablechair.

I'vebeenaskedseveraltimeshowIcameupwiththeideaforAProblematicParadoxandmyanswerisalwaysthe

same:itcametomeinamomentofinspiration.Ilikethatanswerbecauseit'ssimpleandmakesmeseemvery

creative.Thefactthatthisexplanationisnottruebothersmefromtimetotime.Here'sthetruth:thestorywasn't

myidea.ItwasmydaughterswhosuggestedIwritesomethingforthemthathadagirldoingscience.

MydaughterswereatanagewhenmanyyoungwomenturnawayfromSTEM(science,technology,engineering,

andmath),believingthoseareasofstudyunfriendlyorout-of-the-normforgirls.Ialsoreadabouthowimportant

rolemodelscanbetoyoungpeople.It'sonethingtotellapersontheycandosomething,butseeingsomeonelike

themdoingthatthingcanbemorepowerful.

So,Ikepttwoguidelinesforthebookinmind:First,thestoryhadtobefunforanyone,becauseit'sasimportant

forboystounderstandthatscienceisforeveryone.Second,Iwantedthemaincharacter,Nikola,tobeimperfect.

Sheshouldbesomeonewithshortcomingsasweallhave.Ithinkthisnotonlymakesastorymoreinterestingto

read,butalsohelpsmakeitclearthatthemostextraordinarythingscanbedonebyordinarypeople.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“alongfortheride”inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Enteringabikerace.B.Offeringvitalhelp.

C.Doingunimportantthings.D.Playingtheleadingrole.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutthebookAProblematicParadox1?

A.Itsmaincharacterisperfect.B.Itisafemale-ledsciencefiction.

C.Itisintendedtoappealtogirlsonly.D.Itsideacomesfromtheauthor'sinspiration.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbook?

A.Seriousandabstract.B.Simpleandpractical.

C.Creativeandwell-organized.D.Inspiringandinteresting.

B

Ananti-obesityprogramforAustraliangirlsdidn’tleadtoanyimprovementsintheirdiet,physicalactivities

orbodyweightayearlater,accordingtoanewreport.

Findingsfromtheschool-basedintervention(介入),whichinvolvedexercisesessionsandnutrition

workshopsforlower-incomegirls,arethelatestdisappointmentinalotofresearchattemptingtoheadoffadult

obesityandthediseaserisksthatcomewithit.

Especiallyduringthemiddle-andhigh-schoolyears,girls’physicalactivityreducesobviously,accordingto

leadresearcherDavidLubans,fromtheUniversityofNewcastleinNewSouthWales,Australia.Hesaid,“Inthefuture

weneedtomaketheprogramsmoreinterestingandexcitingandpresentinformationinawaythatismeaningful

toadolescentgirl.”

Lubansandhisworkmatesconductedtheirstudyin12schoolsinlow-incomeareasofNewSouthWales.At

thestartofthestudy,girlsinbothgroupsweighedanaverageofcloseto130pounds,withaboutfourinten

consideredoverweight.Overthenextyear,adolescentsintheinterventiongroupweregivenpedometers(计步器)

toencouragewalkingandrunningandinvitedtonutritionworkshopsandregularexercisesessionsduringthe

schooldayandatlunchtime.Participationinsomeofthoseactivitieswerelessthanideal.Forexample,thegirls

wenttoonlyone-quarteroflunchtimeexercisesessions,andlessthanoneintencompletedat-homephysical

activityornutritionchallenges,theresearchersreported.Attheendoftheyear,girlsinbothgroupshadgaineda

similaramountofweightandtherewasnodifferenceintheiraveragebodyfat.

PreventivemedicineresearcherRobertKlesgessaidthatalthoughsomeanti-obesityprogramshavehelped

adultsloseweight,theteenpopulationhasalwaysbeenasourceoffailureforresearchers.“Thecommonbeliefis:

nothingworks,”hesaid.“Andwehavegottogetbeyondthat.”

“Weneedtothinkoutsidethebox,”saidKlesges,whowasn’tinvolvedinthenewstudy.“Thatcouldinclude

learningfromwhathasworkedinadultstudies,suchasgivingmealreplacementdrinksorpreparedfoodsto

teenswhohavetroublemakingchangestotheirdiet.Or,itcouldmeanusinga“step-care”method—ratherthan

researchersortheirdoctortellingthemtokeepdoingthesamething.”Klesgessaid.

4.Theunderlinedwords“headoff”inParagraph2canbestbereplacedby“________”.

A.damageB.defendC.preventD.affect

5.Themethodsusedintheprogramtostopobesitydon’tinclude________.

A.walkingandrunning

B.invitingthemtonutritionworkshops

C.joiningexercisesessionsregularly

D.givingmealreplacementdrinks

6.Themainreasonforthefailureoftheanti-obesityprogramisprobablythat________.

A.theparticipantsdidn’ttakeanactivepartinit

B.theprogramwasnotinterestingandexcitingtoparticipants

C.theparticipantsdidn’tgetextranutritionorexercisehelp

D.theprogramdidn’tpayattentiontohealthyexercise

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Asresearchers,itisimportanttohavecreativeresearchmethods.

B.Researchersneedtogivemealsorpreparefoodstoparticipants.

C.Teengirlshavenodifficultyinmakingchangestotheirdiet.

D.Someant-obesityprogramshavenothelpedadultsloseweight.

C

Afterfinishinghisdinner,LinXuopenedaWeChatmini-programcalled"ClearPlate"onhisphoneandtooka

pictureoftheemptyplates.Hewasthenawarded157creditpointsaftertheimagewasuploadedandrecognized

byartificialintelligence.Thecreditpointscanbeusedtobuygifts,suchasbooks,cellphonesandredwine,orto

purchasecharitymealsdonatedtochildreninpoorruralareas.

The"ClearPlate"mini-programhasbecomepopularamongyoungChinese.Similarcampaignslikean"empty

platechallenge"arealsoonthehorizoninmanyChineseuniversities.

"Technologicalinnovationisagoodwaytoreducefoodwaste,"saidLiuJichen.Founderofthestart-upthat

developedtheapp.Theideapoppedupatadinnerin2017,whenLiufoundthattherestaurantownerwouldgive

dinerswhopolishedofftheirfoodacardandoffersmallgiftsafteracertainnumberofcardshadbeencollected.

"Everyonewhovaluesfoodisboundtoenjoyasenseofgainatalowercost,"Liumentionedthiscase,notingthat

suchanideacouldpotentiallyberealizedonline.

Heformedateamtoworkontheproject.YetitwasquiteachallengefortheAIsystemtoassesswhetherthe

uploadedphotosshowedemptyplates.TomaketheAIsystemsmarter，Liuandhisteam,assistedbymorethan1,

000others,spenthalfayearcollectingover100,000samplesfromcanteensandrestaurantsacrossthecountry

andanalyzedthedata.Dozensofenterprises,institutionsandrestaurantshavecontactedthestart-upto

cooperateontheproject.Throughthedigitalized,visualizedmini-program,peoplecanclearlyseethegood

resultsofsavingfood,whichwilleffectivelyreducefoodwaste."Wehopeoureffortscanstartanewtrendamong

theyoungergeneration,encouragingthemtodevelopthehabitofthrift(节约),"Liusaid.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"onthehorizon"inparagraph2mean?

A.Likelytodecrease.B.Likelytosucceed.

C.Likelytochange.D.Likelytoappear.

9.WhatcausedLiuJichentodevelopthe"ClearPlate"app?

A.Foodwasteafterdinner.B.Theideaoftherestaurantowner.

C.Smallgiftssentbyhisfriends.D.Charitymealsdonatedtochildren.

10.WhatwasdifficultfortheprojectLiu'steamworkedon?

A.MakingtheAIsystemsmarter.

B.Assessingtheuploadedphotos.

C.Collectingsamplesfromcanteensandrestaurants.

D.Encouragingpeopletodevelopthehabitofthrift.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.AIprogramsbecomingpopular.

B.AIprogramsappearinginmanyChineseuniversities.

C.AIprogramsencouragingdinerstocleartheirplates.

D.AIprogramscollectingpicturesofclearingdiners'plates.

D

IntheU.S.,speakingmorethanonelanguagefluentlyisnotverycommonexceptinLosAngeles,California.

ThecityhasoneofthelargestpopulationintheU.S.ofyoungpeoplebetweentheagesof18and34.This

generationisoftencalledmillennials(新千年一代).MorethanhalfofmillennialsinLosAngelesarebilingual(双

语的),whichmeanstheyspeakmorethanonelanguage.

MariaElenaBurgosiscookingaMexicanbreakfast.ShesaysmakingMexicanfoodisjustoneofthemany

traditionsinherhome.AnotherisspeakingSpanishtoherchildren.

“Wewantthemtobebilingual.WewanttokeeptheSpanishsomewhereintheirlearningtoo,notonlyat

home.”

WhenMsBurgosfirstcametotheUnitedStatesfromMexico,shelearnedEnglish.Sheknewherchildren

wouldlearnEnglishquickly.SoshewantedthemtospeakSpanishathomeandstudythelanguageatschool.

Shesaysbeingbilingualwillgivethemmoreopportunitiesinthefuture.KnowingSpanishalsomeansthe

childrencantalkwiththeirsinMexico.

“Whenwehadourchildren,oneofthedecisionsweasparentsmadewastonamethemwithanamethat

waseasilypronouncedinEnglishandSpanish.”

Elizabethwantstoknowherfamily’sculture.”“Theculture-togobacktoourrootsbecausethat’spartofwho

weare.”

Monicawantstopassontheculturetoherchildren

“It’snicetoknowourcultureandthentobeabletopassitontoourchildrenandgrand-childrenand

everyonetoletthemknowwherewecomefrom.”

And,MonicasaysshedoesnotspeakonlyEnglishandSpanish.ShehasevenlearnedsomeKoreaninschool.

12.WhichofthefollowingisatraditionofMaria?

A.Cookingbreakfastforhers.

B.TalkingwithherchildreninSpanish.

C.TalkingwithhersinSpanish.

D.ForcingherchildrentospeakSpanish.

13.WhatcanbeinferredfromMonica’swords?

A.Shedoesn’tcarewhereshecomesfrom.

B.ShelooksforwardtolearningSpanish.

C.Everyoneshouldknowhisownculture.

D.Shedoesn’tlikeAmericanculture.

14.Whichofthefollowingismentionedaboutchildrenspeakingmorelanguages?

A.Itcangivechildrenmorechancesinthefuture.

B.Itcanmakechildrenfeelproudbeforetheirfriends.

C.Itcangivethechildrenachancetogotoagoodcollege.

D.Itcanletchildrengototheplaceswheretheywanttogo.

15.What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Toentertainthereaderswithafunnystory.

B.Toinformthereadersofashockingexperimentresult.

C.Toencouragemorepersonstolearnasecondlanguage.

D.TotellatruththatmanypeopleinLosAngelesarebilingual.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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

Risingthroughstagestorealizeourselves

Manymodernpeoplehavetheproblemthattheydon’tknowwhotheyareandwhattheirpurpose

is.___16___.Oncehighschoolseniorsgraduate,theyseemtolosetheiridentity.Theyoncestudiedhard.Butafter

theystopworking,theybegintolosetheirway.

InthetheoryoftheHierarchyofNeeds(需求理论),AbrahamMaslo,putforwardasimilarsituation,which

consistsofthefivelevelsofaperson’sneed.Thefifthandfinallevelisself-realization,whichiswhereourfinal

achievementlies.___17___.

Ithinkself-realizationhasthreemajoraspects.Thefirststageisacceptance,thesecondstageisdiscovery

andthelaststageisperseverance.

Acceptanceisthefirststage.Weshouldberemindedthatweareallbornunique,soweallhaveourown

strengthsandweaknesses.Onlywhenweunderstandthese,canwepursuethemorchangethem.___18___.

Oncewe’veacceptedourselves,wecandiscoverwhatweareinterestedinandwhatwewantto

be.___19___butindeedweshouldliveforourselves.Sobeforewestartworkingtowardsapurpose,weshould

askourselves“Isthiswhatwetrulydesire?”and“Isthisgoingtochangethesituationwe’rein?”

Thelaststageisperseverance.___20___.Thosewhocanself-realizearepeoplewhofocusonthethingsthey

wanttochange.

Throughthethreestages,wecouldgainrecognitionofourselves.Andbythispoint,whateverourliveswere

like,wewouldbeabletostandtall,confidentofourselves.

A.It’snothingtoamanofperseverance

B.Onlybyacceptanceofthepastcanwechangeit

C.Thisisespeciallycommonamongcollegestudents

D.Manypeopletendtogoalongwithsocialexpectations

E.Beingobjectiveandyettolerantisthekeytoacceptance

F.Itistheprocessofknowingourselvesandfindingapurpose

G.Exploringourpotentialisn’tgoingtobedoneinashorttime

第二部分语言运用（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

WhenCharliereached13yearsold,hisfatherDavidintroducedhimtorockclimbing.Oneday

they___21___tosetoutforthewildBighornCragsandfilledtheirpackswithenoughsuppliestolasttwo

weeks.___22___duringthesecondweek,Davidhadanaccidentandbrokeseveralbones.

Charlie___23___hisfatherdowntothebaseofthecliff(悬崖).ItwasduskandDavidwasshakingwithcold

andexhaustion.Charliereturnedtotheircampsite,morethanamiledownasteepslop(斜坡)，

and___24___sleepingbags,warmclothesandenergybars.WorriedthatDavidwoulddieifhefellasleep,Charlie

keptthe___25___going;theytalkedaboutpasttravels,thestarsoverheadandtheaccident.___26___Charlie

allowedhimselfaveryshort___27___checkingonhisfathereachtimeheawoke.

Whenthesunrose,Charliewas___28___toseethathisfatherwasawake.Theystarteddowntheslope

and___29___theircampsitearound4p.m.David____30____Charlietolookforhelpthenextmorning.Charlie

burstintotears,butheknewhedidn'thavea____31____Justafterdawn,Charlieheadedtowardthevolunteers’

house,determinedtobringbacka____32____thatwouldcarryhisfathertosafety.

Charlie’s____33____was12milesaway,wherepeoplehadatwo-wayradio,whichcouldbe____34____tocall

forhelp.Onhisway,Charlie____35____voicesinthedistance.Heblewhiswhistleandcalledout,andthe

voices____36____.Followinghisears,Charlie____37____somepeople.Hearingthe____38____inCharlie'svoice,

onemanofferedtoruntothevolunteers'houseandCharliefollowedhim.

Sometimethatevening,Davidawokeatahospital,withCharlieathis____39____Fatherandsonhugged.

Charliehadkepthis____40____Hebroughtbackahelicopter.

21.A.refusedB.regrettedC.rememberedD.decided

22.A.SimilarlyB.PossiblyC.UndoubtedlyD.Unfortunately

23.A.invitedB.knockedC.helpedD.passed

24.A.broughtbackB.gaveupC.lookedatD.pointedat

25.A.movementB.conversationC.systemD.adventure

26.A.SuddenlyB.StrangelyC.ImmediatelyD.Eventually

27.A.walkB.sleepC.thoughtD.stop

28.A.happyB.hardC.ableD.curious

29.A.touredB.examinedC.decoratedD.reached

30.A.ledB.warnedC.advisedD.followed

31.A.chanceB.choiceC.planD.right

32.A.carB.helicopterC.boatD.bike

33.A.destinationB.schoolC.houseD.exit

34.A.createdB.replacedC.usedD.attached

35.A.heardB.ignoredC.addedD.raised

36.A.disappearedB.softenedC.answeredD.argued

37.A.metB.hurtC.understoodD.needed

38.A.angerB.humourC.prideD.urgency

39.A.airportB.bedsideC.campsiteD.hotel

40.A.recordB.patienceC.promiseD.silence

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

ChinahasbeenselectedtohosttheWorldSkillsCompetitioninShanghaiin2021aneventithopestousfor

buildingastrongerteamofskilledworkersnationwideandtoimproveinternational______41.______(exchange)

intechnicalskills.Hostingtheeventwillhelpguidethewholesociety_____42._____(respect)thespiritofskilled

workmanship.Itwillalsohelpcreate___43.___socialatmosphereofrespectinglaborandadmiringskill.Chinahas

165millionskilledworkers,including47.9millionwhoareclassedashighlyskilled.Theywerefirstclassifiedbythe

governmentin2003.They____44.____(include)asoneofthemajorState-leveltalentgroupsalongwith

theoreticalscientistsin2015,____45.____(mark)asignificantriseintheirsocialstatus.

China’s____46.____(early)modernskillstrainingcandatebacktotheQingDynasty.Itwasin

1866____47.____theFoochowShipbuildingInstitutioninFujianprovincewasestablished.In1978,theadoption

ofthereformadopening-uppolicyhighlightedashortageof____48.____(talent)technicians.Asaresult,the

numberofstudentsattechnicalinstitutesrosesharply.Morerecently,technicaleducation____49.____(receive)

greatersupportfromthecentralgovernmenttohelpshapethenation’sproducingpower.Everyyear,morethan

100millionpeoplehaveaccess_____50._____technicaleducationandtraining.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节短文改错（满分10分）

51.请改正下面短文中的错误。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(∧)，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；

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

LastSaturday,myparentsandIpaidvisittomygrandparentsbytrain.Therewasalargenumberofpeoplein

thecrowdedtrain,buteveryonehelpthosewhohadlotsofbaggageandbehavedpolitely.Alongtheway,we

enjoyedbeautifullyviews.Atfirst,wesawonehillafteranother.Thenwhatcameintooureyewerefieldswith

greencrops.Inasix-hourtrip,wearrivedatmygrandparents’house.ExhaustedthoughIfelt,butIwashappyto

seemygrandparents,whichIhadn’tseenforalongtime.It’sreallyanexcitedtripbecauseitwasthefirsttimeI

hadtakensoalong-distancetrain.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成地篇完整的短文。

PintyTailorwasalittleboywhoenjoyedgoingtoschoolanddoingallsortsofthings,exceptfordrawing.

Usingbrushesandpencilsdidn'tcomeeasytoPinty,sohisworksofdrawingdidn'tendhappily,andhe'djustgive

up.

ButonedayPintyfoundapencilofsuchlovelycolor1sthathecouldn'tresist,andhetrieddrawingacircle.

Asever,itdidn'tgowell,andhewasabouttothrowthepencilawaywhenhisdrawingbegantospeaktohim.

“Psst!Youaren'tgoingtoleavemelikethis,areyou?Comeon!Theleastyoucandoisdrawmeapairof

eyes!”saidthedrawing.Pintywasunderstandablyshocked,buthemanagedtodrawtwolittlespotsinsidethe

circle.

“Muchbetter,nowIcanseemyself,"saidthecircle,lookingaroundatitself.“Arghh!Butwhathaveyoudone

tome?!”

“Idon'tdrawverywell,”saidPinty,