2020年茂名高三级第一次综合测试英语试卷

2020年茂名市高三级第一次综合测试英语试卷第一部分听力（略X30分）第二部分阅读理解（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。APlacestoSpendChristmasinCanadaQuebecCityQuebecCitywouldbeagreatplacetospendtheholidays,withstonestreets,softwhitesnow,andsomeofthemosthistoricandstrikingarchitectureinCanada.Andthere'salotgoingoninthecapitalofLaBelleProvince,includinganauthenticGermanChristmasmarketwhereyoucandrinkhotwineandlookforgifts,andthechancetomeetSantaClaushimselfatFairmontLeChateauFrontenacHotel.St.John's,NewfoundlandInSt.John's,Newfoundland,peoplewoulddisguise（伪装）themselvesinwhateversmallobjectstheycouldfindintheirhomesandshowupontheirneighbour,sdoorstepssinging,dancingandcelebrating-andnotremovingtheirmasksuntiltheneighbourscorrectlyguessedtheiridentities.ThisfunandfestivetraditionlivesonwithanannualChristmasfestival,completewithworkshopsandabigparadethatshowsthesesimpledisguises.NiagaraFalls,OntarioTheillumination（照明）ofthemagnificentwaterfallsispartofNiagaraFalls'annualWinterFestivalofLights,whichseesmorethanthreemillionlightslightedthroughoutthecity.Therearealsoweeklyfireworksoverthefallsduringthewholefestival,andanumberofotherfestiveevents,includingmusicals,shoppingfairsandconcerts.SaskatoonTherearefewbiggerthrillsthanbeingakidatChristmas,especiallyifyouliveinSaskatoon.ArecentstudybytheUniversityofToronto'sRotmanSchoolofManagementfoundthatSaskatoonhasthehighestnumberofcandyandtoystores,inthecountry,andaverygoodprobabilityofhavingsnowonDecember25.It'stheperfectcombinationforamagicalChristmas!Grown-upswillalsoappreciatetheboomingfoodscene.Whichplacewillyougoifyouareinterestedinhistoricbuildings?A.QuebecCity.B.St.John's.C.NiagaraFalls.D.Saskatoon.WhatisspecialaboutNiagaraFalls,OntarioduringChristmas?A.Market.B.Wine.C.Light.D.Snow.WhowillbethemostexcitedatChristmasinSaskatoon?A.Babies.B.Children.C.Grown-ups.D.Seniorcitizens.BWhenTonytookuprunningasahobbyhewas42yearsold.Now42yearslaterhe'sanationalchampionandaworldrecordholder.Heneverimaginedattheageof84thisiswherehe'dbe,butthenhedoesn'tmeetmanypeopleintheir80swhoareouttrainingfourtimesaweek."Icanseeit'sabitunusual,yes.Butit'sbeenmylife,"hetoldthereporter.TheretiredofficerrunsatatracknearhishomeinLeeds.AtaneventinItalylastmonthhesetaworldrecordinthe80metreshurdles（跨栏）withatimeofunder17seconds.Butheseesnoreasontoslowdownandhisambitionisstilltobecompetingwhenhepassesahundred."Iprobablywon'tbedoingacrouchstart（蹲式起跑）,butit'sonly16yearsaway,"hejoked.Likeanyonehisage,he'shadhealthproblems.He'shadastringofsevereheartattacks,butdoctorshavetoldhimaslongasitmakeshimfeelgood,heshouldcarryonrunning."Ican'tletmyheartgetinthewayofmytraining.WhenIamsprintingIhavetogiveitmyabsoluteall.Myheartisthelastthingonmymind."hesaid.Hetrainseveryotherday,dancesandplayshockeyandherecentlycutsdownonalcoholandchocolate.Hesaid,"I'veheardalcoholcanleadtodementiaandIdon'twantthat.I'vecutdowntooneglassofwineeveryotherday.InowhavetostayasfitasIcanbetokeepupmylifestyle."Tony'snextbirthdayisnextSeptember.Andthefirstthinghewantstodoisbecometheworld'sfastest85-year-old.WhatwillTonydoafterthecompetitioninItaly?Hedecidestoslowdown.Hedecidestoretireasanofficer.Heplansonrunninguntilhe's100.Heplanstocompeteinthe100metreshurdles.WhatdothedoctorssuggesttoTony?Continuingtorunifhefeelsgood.Stoppingrunningtotreathisheartdisease.Tryingtorunasfastashecan.Cuttingdownonalcoholandchocolate.26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTony?A.Imaginative.B.Positive.C.Caring.D.Demanding.27.What,sthebesttitleofthetext?TheFastestManintheWorld.TheWorld,sFastest85-year-old.ANationalChampionandaWorldRecordHolder.GranddadCrownedFastest84-year-oldintheWorld.CScreensduringmealsrobkidsofopportunitiestoimprovelanguageandcommunicationskills（storytelling,makingjokes,etc.）,aswellastodeveloppatienceandevenimaginationastheyentertainthemselveswaitingforfoodtoarrive.Mealsareanopportunitytoconnect,tolearnmoreaboutandenjoyeachother.Theystrengthenthebondsthatwillbringbenefitstotherestofourlives.Wesquanderthatopportunitywhenwestickascreeninfrontofourkidsduringdinner.Ofcourse,weallwanttohaveenjoyablefamilymeals,whichiswhyIloveBruceFeiller,sbookTheSecretsofHappyFamilies,inwhichhedevotesanentirechaptertowaystomakethemfunandmeaningfulforeveryone-suchas“fillintheblank”sentencesyoumakeup.Sharingsomethinggoodandsomethingchallengingmakesforpleasantconversations,too.Andl'vehadfunplayingUnowithmydaughtersuntilthefoodarrivesinarestaurant.“Thegameyou,regoingtotryduringyournextfamilymealis."TheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics（小儿科）alsooffersguidelinestohelpfamiliesmanagechildren'sscreentime.Theacademyrecommendsavoidingdigitalmediaforchildrenunder2exceptforvideo-chatting,andlimitingscreentimetojustonehouradayofhigh-qualityprogrammingforchildrenages2to5.Fundamentally,weallbenefitfrommorehumanconnection,notless-andthat,sespeciallytrueforchildren.Schools,airplanetrips,mostjobs,games,even“social”interactionwerealloncedonewithoutscreensbutnowarefilledwiththem.Andwhilewehavegainedsomeadvantages,includingnewconnections,wehavelostsomethingfundamental,aswell.Lessisalwaysmorewhenitcomestoscreens,eveniftheyareeffectiveatkeepingkidsquiet.Butsoonaftercomplainingthattheyare“bored,”kidshaveanaturaltendencytofillthescreenlessvoid空虚）withcreativegames,art,explorationandconversation.Therearenostudiesthatwarnagainsthavingtoomanyhoursofthoseactivities.Let,sallworkhardertokeepfamilymealsspecialbygettingridoftheiPadsandnourishingourpersonalconnectionsaswenourishourbodies.What,stheauthor,sattitudetothekids,staringatscreensduringmeals?A.Disapproving.B.Favorable.C.Cautious.D.Unconcerned.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“squander”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Take.B.Waste.C.Expect.D.Create.Whatwillkidsdoiftheyhavenoaccesstoscreens?A.Keepquiet. B.Refusetoeat.C.Feelboredallthetime.D.Findwaystoentertainthemselves.Whatistheauthor,spurposeinwritingthispassage?TointroducetheiPadstothechildren.Tostresstheimportanceoffamilymeals.Toappealforfamilymealswithoutscreens.Toteachparentshowtopunishtheirchildren.DA23-year-oldBritishwomanhasinventedaproductthatshehopeswillonedaytaketheplaceofsingle-useplastic.Thenewproductismadebycombiningfishingwasteandalgae藻类）.LucyHughescreatedthematerial,calledMarinaTex,forherfinalyearprojectattheUniversityofSussex.Shecontinuedherresearchaftershelefttheuniversity.OnNovember13,theJamesDysonFoundationannouncedthatHugheswastheinternationalwinnerofthe2019JamesDysonAwardfordesign.MarinaTexisedible,meaningitcanbeeatenwithoutdanger.Hughessaysitalsoisstrongandstable.Butunlikeplastic,MarinaTexbreaksdowninfourtosixweeksundernormalconditionsanddoesnotpollutethesoil.Theinventorsaidsheisconcernedaboutthegrowingamountsofplasticsinoceanwaters.Shenotedonereportthattherewouldbemoreplasticthanfishintheworld'soceansbytheyear2050.TheUnitedNationsestimatesthat100milliontonsofplasticwastehasalreadybeenleftintheoceans.Hughesalsowasinvestigatingwaystoreducetheamountofwastefromthefishingindustry.Theindustryproducesanestimated50milliontonsofwasteworldwideeachyear,UNofficialssay.HughestoldReutersthatshewas“tryingtoworkouthowIcouldusethewastestreamandaddvaluetothatwaste."Examiningfishpartsleftoverfromprocessinghelpedtogivehertheideaforamaterialthatwasusefulanddidnotharmtheenvironment.Tocreateastrongmaterial,Hughesaddedthemoleculechitosan,whichcomesfromseacreatureslikecrabs,andagar,amaterialfromredalgae.Aftermonthsoftesting,Hughesproducedastrong,flexiblesheetthatformsattemperaturesbelow100degreesCelsius.InventorJamesDysonsaidthatMarinaTexis“stronger,saferandmuchmoresustainable”thantheplasticpolyethylene.Itisalsoeasiertobreakdownthanotherpossiblereplacementproductsforpolyethylene,thematerialthatsingle-useplasticbagsaremadeof.Hugheswillreceiveabout$41,000inprizemoneyasthefirstplacewinneroftheJamesDysonAward.ShetoldReutersthatsheplanstousethemoneytobetterdeveloptheproductandwaystomassproduceit.WhendidLucyHughescreateMarinaTex?A.Atuniversity. B.Aftergraduation.C.Beforegoingtouniversity.D.AfterwinningtheJamesDysonAward.What,strueaboutMarinaTex?A.Itisdelicious. B.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.C.Itisatypeofplastics. D.Itexistsforalongtimeinnature.WhathelpedtogivehertheideaforMarinaTex?Observingtheprocessoffishing.Studyingdifferentpartsofafish.Checkingwastefromthefishingindustry.Examiningleft-overfishpartsaftercooking.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?Entertainment.B.Education.C.Lifestyle.D.Technology.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分W分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Eight-year-oldTylerStallingshasbeenhelpinghomelessveterans老兵）sincehewas4yearsold,andsofar,thislittleboyhasraisedover$50,000forhiscause.Tyler'smother,AndreaBlackstone,saidwhenTylerwas4shewantedtoteachhimabouttheimportanceofveterans.36AsTylerwaswatchingtheseYouTubevideos,heaskedhismother,“Ifthey,reheroeswhyshouldtheybeonthestreet?”Blackstonesaid4-year-oldTylerthenbeggedhertotakehimtobuywoodandnailsandbuildtheveteranshouses.37SothemothergotTylerintouchwithMaryland,sGovernor,andTylerwasgivenagrantof$100.Withthehelpofthegrant,TylerdecidedthatonceayearonVeteran,sDay,hewouldgatheritemslikeclothestogivehomelessveteranscarepackages.Thiswentonsowell,however,thattheydecidedjustVeteran,sDaywasn,tenough.38Tyler,sgoalistoraisepeople'sawarenessoftheveterans,sacrificesandbring“herobags”toveteranswhoarehomelessorneedbasicsupplies.39Recently,hewasabletopartnerwithamattresscompanythatdonated250bedsandabackpackcompanythatgiftedTylerbackpackstoholdhis“herobag”products.40“Theyshouldhavethethingstheyneedbecauseofallthegoodthingsthey,vedoneforourcountry,”Tylersaid.“Itmakesmefeelveryhappyandverygoodwhentheyhaveahappyreaction.”A.Sheexplainedtohimtheycouldn,taffordit.ForTyler,hisworkisbothimportantandrewarding.Hesawvideosofhomelessveteransandhethoughtthisisn,tright.Itwassupposedtobeaone-timething,butturnedintoanall-the-timeevent.Tylerhopestoraiseenoughfundsforatrucktodeliverevenmoreitemstothem.Tyler's“herobags”forveteransincludethingssuchasclothes,hygieneproductsandbedding.SheturnedtoYouTubetoshowhersonvideosaboutveteransandthethingstheydidforourcountry.第三部分语言知识运用（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。Childrenremain‘bundlesofjoy，allovertheworld.Welovetheirinnocenceandtheirneedisourcommand.Buthaveyoueverbeen41totheirhealing（治愈）powers?Agoodladyfriendofmine,aschoolteacher,had42_herbelovedhusbandinatragiccaraccident.Shehadbeenenjoyinga43marriedlifeonlyfortwoandahalfyearswhentragedystruck.Noonewasableto44myfriend.Shestoppedattendingherschooljob,45.tocommunicatewithanyoneand46instantly.As47,wetriedourbesttobringheroutofthedarkand_48homebutsherefusedstubbornlytillherschoolprincipal，a49personvisitedheroneday.He50_hertogetbacktoschoolandcommentedthatthe51ofchildrenwouldbringherpeaceofmindasnothingelsecould.Unwillingly,myfriendstarted52_schoolagain,afternearlythreeorfourmonths.ImetherafteramonthandthisisthetimeIwasquite_53_.WherewasthatdepressedsoulwhoImetlasttime?Herewasmyfriendbacktoheroldself-happy,humorousandfullof54.WhenIaskedheraboutthe_55ofreturningtowhereshebelonged,shesquarelyputthe56ontothechildrenintheschoolwithwhomshespentabetterpartofherday.This57leftadeepimpressioninmymindandIstartedtoexploredeeperintothe_58ofhealingpowersofchildren.Myfriendgavememanyinputstomystudyandshe_59.thatthemoretimeyouspendwithpeoplewhoareinnocent,whogiveyouunconditionallove,themorejoyandpeaceofmindyoucanget,_60duringthetroubledtimes.41.A.exposedB.devotedC.committedD.attracted42.A.savedB.missedC.lostD.deserted43.A.typicalB.happyC.simpleD.hard44.A.stopB.encourageC.comfortD.support45.A.refusedB.preferredC.tendedD.liked46.A.whisperedB.complainedC.sangD.cried47.A.colleaguesB.familyC.leadersD.friends48.A.pleasingB.depressingC.disappointingD.puzzling49.A.noble-mindedB.open-mindedC.warm-heartedD.white-haired50.A.advisedB.beggedC.forcedD.allowed51.A.natureB.attractionC,crowdD.company52.A.appreciatingB.attendingC.joiningD.helping53.A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.movedD.encouraged54.A.curiosityB.stressC.lifeD.sense55.A.consequenceB.purposeC.courseD.secret56.A.honorB.victoryC.creditD.blame57.A.incidentB.phenomenonC.accidentD.tragedy58.A.descriptionB.theoryC.conclusionD.progress59.A.expectedB.realizedC.confirmedD.suggested60.A.actuallyB.naturallyC.commonlyD.especially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。Expertssaythebeepopulationisgettingsmallerbecauseofclimatechangeandotherhuman-caused61（activity）.Wearebuildinghousesandcitiesonlandwheretheylive,andusingchemicals62 arekillingthem.Lastwinter,U.S.beekeepers63（lose）almost40%oftheircolonies（蜂群）.Thiele,64beekeeper,saystheusualwayspeopleraisehoneybees65（be）badfortheirhealth.Herejectsthewhiteboxesthat_66_（tradition）beekeepersuse.Healsorefusestousechemicals,smokeorprotectiveclothingwhenheworkswithbees.Hetouchesthem67hisbarehands.Thielesayshishives（蜂巢）arebothawaytosavebeesandapersonalproject.Whilebeescrawled（爬）overhishandsandarmshesaid,“ItfeelssocloseandIfeelhow68（deep）webelongandhowimportantitis69（keep）themsafefromharm.”Headdedthathoneybeesshowhowfragilelifeis.Hemadea70（far）remark,“Asiftheyarereallymirroringwhereweareonthistimeonthisplanet.,,第四部分写作（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：.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。Dearfriends,pleaseallowmetosharesomeinformationsaboutChineseteaculturewithyou.Chineseteahashistoryofnearly5,000years.Inthepast,teadrinkingtakesplaceinaquietplace.Drinkingteaisgreatbeneficialtous.Forexample,itcanmakepeoplerelaxing.Beside,itdoesgoodtopeople,shealth.Teaisbecomingincreasinglypopularwithpeoplewhomoftenusethemasagift.Wheneverguestsarrive,offeracupofteatothemisabasicsocialcustom.InGuangdong,manyofpeopleenjoymorningteawithdifferentkindsoffoodinhotelsorrestaurants.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Linda很喜欢中国文化，特别是丝绸。正巧你市于1月20日至26日举行“中国丝绸文化节”，你想邀请她同去，请你给她写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.写信目的；.介绍文化节；.约定见面时间、地点。注意：.词数100左右；.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2020年茂名市高三级第一次综合测试英语参考答案第一部分听力（略X30分）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）21-23.ACB24-27.CABD28-31.ABD