2020年江门市景贤学校高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析

2020年江门市景贤学校高三英语第四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AInhis402ndanniversaryyear,Shakespeareisstillrightlycelebratedasagreatlanguagemasterandwriter.Buthewasnottheonlygreatmasterofplaywritingtodiein1616,andheiscertainlynottheonlywritertohaveleftalastinginfluenceontheater.Whilelessknownworldwide,TangXianzuisconsideredoneofChinasgreatestplaywrightsandishighlyspokenofinthatcountryofancientliteraryanddramatictraditions.Tangwasbornin1550inLinchuan,Jiangxiprovince.UnlikeShakespeare'slargebodyofplays,poemsandsonnets（十四行诗）,Tangwroteonlyfourmajorplays:ThePurpleHairpin,PeonyPavilion（《牡丹亭》）,ADreamundertheSouthernbough,andDreamofHandan.Thelatterthreewereconstructedaroundadreamnarrative,awaythroughwhichTangunlockedtheemotionaldimensionofhumandesiresandambitionsandexploredhumannaturebeyondthesocialandpoliticallimitsofthattime.SimilartoShakespeare,Tang'ssuccessrodethewaveofarenaissance（复兴）intheaterasanartisticpractice.AsinShakespeare'sEngland,Tang'sworksbecamehugelypopularinChinatoo.DuringTang'sChina,hisplayswereenjoyedperformed,andchanged.KunquOpera,aformofmusicaldrama,spreadfromsouthernChinatothewholenationandbecameasymbolofChineseculture.Combiningnortherntuneandsouthernmusic,kunquOperawasknownforitspoeticlanguage,music,dancemovementsandgestures.Tang'sworksbenefitedgreatlyfromthepopularityofkunquOpera,andhisplaysareconsideredclassicsofkunquOpera.WhileTangandShakespearelivedinaworldawayfromeachother,therearemanythingstheyshareincommon,suchehumanityoftheirdrama,theirheroicfigures,theirloveforpoeticlanguage,alastingpopularityandtheanniversaryduringwhichwestillcelebratethem.WhyisShakespearementionedinthefirstparagraph?TodescribeShakespeare'sanniversary.TointroducetheexistenceofTangXianzu.ToexplaintheimportanceofShakespeare.TosuggestthelesspopularityofTangXianzu.What'spossiblyoneofthemainthemeofTang'sworks?A.Socialreality. B.Femaledreams.C.Humanemotions. D.Politicalenvironment.WhatdoestheauthormainlytellusinParagraph4?TheinfluenceofKunquOperaonTang'sworks.Tang'ssuccessincopyingShakespeare'sstyles.ThewayKunquOperabecameasymbolofChineseculture.Tang'spopularityforhispoeticlanguageandmusic.BAwife’slevelofeducationpositivelyinfluencesbothherownandherhusband’schancesofhavingalonglife,accordingtoanewSwedishstudy.Inthestudy,researchersfromtheSwedishInstituteforSocialResearchinStockholmfoundthatawoman’slevelofeducationhadastrongerconnectiontothelikelihoodofherhusbanddyingovereducation.What’smore,theydiscoveredthatahusband’ssocialclass,basedonhisoccupation,hadagreaterinfluenceonhiswife’slongevity（长寿）thanherownclass.“Womentraditionallytakemoreresponsibilityforthehomethanmendo,and,asaresult,women’slevelsofeducationmightbemoreimportantfordetermininglifestyles－forexample,intermsoffoodchoices－thanthoseofmen,”saySrs.RobertEriksonandJennyTorssanderoftheSwedishInstituteforSocialResearchinStockholm.Theresultsshowthatahusband’slevelofeducationdoesnotinfluencehislongevity,butthatmenwithpartnerswhohadquitstudyingafterschoolwere25percentmorelikelytodieearlythanmenlivingwithwomenholdinguniversitydegrees.Inturn,thosemarriedtowomenwithuniversitydegreeswere13percentmorelikelytodieearlythanthosewhosewiveshadpost-graduatequalifications.Accordingtotheresearchers,awomanwithagoodeducationmaynotmarryamanwhodrinksandsmokestoomuchorwhodrivescarelessly,andmenwithsuchhabitsmaynotpreferhighlyeducatedwoman.Drs.EriksonandTorssanderalsosuggestthatbetter-educatedwomenmaybemoreawareofwhathealthyeatingandgoodhealthcareconsistof.Thefindingssuggestthateducationhasahugeimpactonhowlongandhowwellpeoplelive.Italsoreflectssocialfactors,sinceeducatedindividualsusuallyhavebetterjobs,whichallowthemtoaffordhealthierdietsandlifestyles,aswellasbetterhealthcare.Inthispassagetheauthorintendsto .presenttheresultsofastudyencouragewomentogethighereducationanalyzetherelationshipbetweeneducationandlifediscusswhywomenusuallylivelongerthanmenAwomanwithhighereducationislikelyto .teachherchildrenwellearnmoremoneythanherhusbandmarryamanwithoutmanybadhabitschooseahusbandwithahigherdegreethanhersAwife’seducationhasmoreeffectonafamilythanahusband’sbecause .womenmakemoresacrificestotheirfamiliesthanmendomostwomenhavehigherdegreesthantheirhusbandsmostmenmarrywomenwithhigherdegreeswomenhavealeadingroleinthehomelifeofmostfamiliesWelearnfromthepassagethat .amanwithalotofeducationliveslongerthanonewithlittleeducatedwivestendtochoosehealthylifestylesfortheirfamilieshighly-educatedwomendon’tmarryuneducatedmenaman’slongevitydependsonnotonlyhiswife’slevelofeducationbutalsohisownCIntheworldofChinesearchaeology（考古学）,asignofadig'simportanceisthesightofZhouMingshengatwork.AfieldtechnicianwhohasworkedatarchaeologicalsitesallaroundChina.MasterZhouiscreditedwiththegentlesttouchinhisprofession.Bornintoafarmingfamily,heisa“national-levelcraftsman”withatalentforusingsimpletoolstogetrelics（遗物）thatwouldcrumbleinotherhands,sayshiscurrentboss,WangXu,directorofanarchaeologicalsiteatShuanghuaishu,aNeolithic（新石器时代的）settlementneartheYellowRiverinthecentralprovinceofHenan.ItisnotbeautythatattractsvisitorstoShuanghuaishu.At5,300yearsold,thesettlementistheworkofaculturetoosimpletohaveleftbehindmanyburiedtreasures.Thesinglemostpreciousfind,todate,isafinger-lengthsculptureofasilkworm.Noristhesettinglovely:anareasurroundedbydeafeninginsects,betweenahighwayandtwopowerstations.Rather,thesite'simportanceishistorical.ForsincethebirthofChinesearchaeologyinthe1920s,ithasbeeninseparablefromclaimsthatChinahastheoldestunbrokencivilisationonEarth.Leadingarchaeologistssaythatthesitehastherightcombinationoflocation,ageanddistinctiveculturalelementstobethecapitalofanearlyChinesekingdom.ThatwouldmakeitabridgebetweenChina'swrittenhistoryandtheeraoftheYellowEmperor,whoissaidtoruleoverthesecentralplainsalmost5,000yearsago,thoughmanyforeignscholarsdoubthisexistence.ChinesemediacallthesiteproofofChina's5,000yearsofhistory.Foreignerscomplainaboutalackofwrittenrecords,Mr.Wangnotes.Perhapstheyaremissingsymbolsthatwillonedaybeunderstood,forinstanceinpatternedpottery.Outsiders“can'tkeepusingWesternstandardstoapplytoChineseruins,”heargues.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“crumble”inParagraph1mean?A.Break. B.Start. C.Wait. D.Shine.WhydoesShuanghuaishuattractvisitors?A.Ithasappealingscenery. B.Ithasvariousprecioustreasures.C.Itisofgreathistoricalsignificance. D.Itiseasilyaccessible.WhatisMr.Wang'sattitudetowardsforeigners’view?A.Unconcern. B.Disapproving. C.Supportive. D.Notmentioned.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Chinesehistoryamazestheworld. B.Chinesearchaeologycatcheson.C.Chinafollowsitstradition. D.Chinadigsitspast.DTherehavebeenmanyfinefilmsoverthepastseveralyearsaboutcharactersstrugglingwithAlzheimer’sdisease.ButfewofthemhavegoneasdeeplyandfrighteninglyintothecornersofadeterioratingmindasTheFather,apowerfulnewdramabuiltaroundaspellbindingperformancefromAnthonyHopkins.Atthispointinhislongcareer,Hopkinswouldseemtohaveexhaustedhisabilitytosurpriseus,buthisworkhereisnothingshortofastonishing.Hischaracter,alsonamedAnthony,is80yearsoldandhasdementia.Atthebeginningofthemovie,hisdaughter,Anne—playedbyOliviaColman—stopsbyhisLondonapartmenttocheckonhim.Herfather'sconditionhastakenaturnfortheworse,andhistemperhasbecomesevereenoughtosendhislatestliveinnursepacking.Anthonyisstubbornanddefiantandinsiststhathecanmanageonhisown.Butthat'sclearlynotthecase,givenhishabitofmisplacinghisthingsandhisinabilitytoremembernamesandfaces,Anne'sincluded.AsTheFathergoeson,themoreitbecomesclearthatit'shisownmindthat'splayingtricksonhim.Whatmakesthemoviesounsettlingisthewayitwiresusdirectlyintohissubjectiveexperience,sothatthefoundationsofthestoryseemtoshiftatrandomfromscenetoscene.Amansuddenlyappearsintheapartment,claimingtobeAnne'shusband,whichisodd,sincejustafewmomentsearlier,Anneseemedtobesingle.Annegoesoutshoppingforgroceries,butwhenshereturns,she'splayednotbyOliviaColmanbutbyanotheractress,OliviaWilliams.Eventheapartmentitselfbeginstoshift.Younoticepuzzlingdifferences-wasn'ttherealamponthathallwaytablejustamomentago?ThestoryinTheFathermaybecomplicatedbutit'salsoheartbreakinglysimple:mangrowsoldandloseshismemory,andhisdaughter,afterlifetimeofloveanddevotion,mustbeginthelongpainfulprocessofsayinggoodbye.HopkinsshowsusAnthony'sstruggletokeephissenseabouthim.It'sastrikingperformance-andanimpossibleonetoforget.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deteriorating”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.Worsening. B.Narrowing.C.Recovering. D.Improving.WhatdowelearnaboutthecharacterAnthonyinthemovie?HecantakecareofhimselfHedrivesawaythenurses.Heiseasy-goingandforgetful.Heliveswithhisdaughterallthetime.Theshiftofscenesinthemovieisdesignedto.buildthedramatictensioninthefamily.showoffthewell-designedstoryline.frightenthemovie-goerswithmysteriousplot.involvetheviewersintothedisorderedmemories.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofHopkins?A.Hehasrunoutofhistalent. B.HeisnotsuitablefortheroleC.Hemasterlyplaystheoldman. D.Hepresentsanoddperformance.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FiveWaystoEndProcrastinationNeverputofftilltomorrowwhatmaybedonetoday.Waitinguntillaterisoneoflife'sguiltysecrets,butprocrastination（拖延症）islinkedtopoorerhealth,workandrelationshipoutcomes.Herearefivewaystotrytoremedy（纠正）procrastination.Afive-minutestartFiveminutesisnothing—it'sjustthreehundredseconds.It'sthelengthofasongoraTVcommercial.Pickupaprojectyou'vebeenputtingoffandsparejust300secondsofyourtimetodoit.___17___Afterawhile,themomentum（动力）ofbeginningthetaskwillpushyouforward.18.SetgoalsandrewardsDuringtheday,setgoalsandrewards.Eachtimeyouachieveagoal,youearnthereward:ashortbreak,afunnyYouTubevideoorsomethingelse. 19 Makesureyouselectatimetoreviewyourprogressandadjustyourtargetsaccordingly.20.Begoodtoyourself—metodayversusmetomorrowSometimes,whenyoufindyourselfburiedinwork,youareupsetwithyourselffornothavingstartedearlier.Imagineaconversation,between—youtodayand—youtomorrow.2122.Iwasthere—witnessingaccountability（责任制）___23___Considergoingonadiet:Istheremorepressureifyoudon'ttellasoul,orifyouannounceittoallyourfriends,withstrictrulestofollowifyouareinvitedtodinner?Itseemsanobviouswayofmakingyoufeelguilty,butitcanalsobehighlyeffective.24.Setcreativepunishments—negativeconsequencesMaketheconsequencesofinactionsounbearablethatyouhavenochoicebuttogetbusynow.Youcouldwriteanotetosomeonethatyoudon'tlike.Givethenotetoafriendwithstrictinstructionstomailthenoteifyoudonotachieveyourgoal.Themoreyoudisliketheotherparty,thestrongerthemotivationtogetthetaskdone.Procrastinationisasilentkillerofdreams. 25 Byunderstandingandfixingyourprocrastination,you'lldiscoveryoujump-startmanyareasofyourlife.A.Everyonesuffersfromit.B.Oncethefiveminutesisup,stopandreassess.C.Everyonelikestohaveadreamofprocrastination.D.Goingpublicwithagoalincreasesyoursupportandaccountability.E.Whatisthefutureofmylifewiththeintentionofputtingoffmytasks?F.If—youtomorrowcouldchatwith—youtoday,whatwouldhesay?G.It'simportantthatthegoalsarerealisticandtherewardsareinproportion（按比例）.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Iwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedayandithappenedtobeaparticularlycoldandwindyday.Itwas21andIwascrazyenoughtoforgetmyhatsandscarf.Youcanimaginemycheekswererosy22 andmyhandswereasnumbastheycanbe.Allofasudden,anoldlady 23 upbesidemeandaskedifIwouldlikearide 24 .IsaiditwasOKandher25smilemelted（融化）awaythethoughtthatIshouldnevertalkto26 !Wehadanamazingchatandshewasjust 27 agoodwoman.Shetoldmeher 28 andshedroppedmeoff.Ididn’tseeherortalktoherforaboutamonthandonenightasI 29 herkindgesture,Idecidedtoreturnthefavor.So,Imadealotof 30 andwalkeddowntoherhousewithmyfriend.AtfirstIwasabit 31 shewouldn’tremembermeorthinkthatIwasabadmanwhopoisonedcookiesbutluckily,Iwas 32 wrong.Shewassohappy,andshehuggedmeandkissedmeandseemedso 33 thatsomeonewoulddosomethinglikethat!WhenIgothomemymomtoldmethatshe 34 andtoldmymomonthephonethatshe 35 becauseshewassotouched.Shesaidshewouldnever 36 thekindnessthatwasgiventoher!Thatfilledmewithsuch 37 !Therereallyisnothingelsejoyfullikehelping 38 andmakingsomeone’sday 39 !Letusnever 40 thejoywegetbygivingothersahand!21.A.blowingB.freezingC.flowingD.flying22.A.redB.pureC.whiteD.pale23.A.pickedB.turnedC.droveD.took24.A.hospitalB.familyC.schoolD.home25.A.warmB.easyC.simpleD.strange26.A.womenB.driversC.strangersD.neighbors27.A.soB.suchC.thatD.as28.A.numbersB.carC.familyD.address29.A.rememberedB.forgotC.repeated D.regretted30.A.breadB.saladC.cookiesD.sweets31.A.upsetB.disappointedC.confusedD.worried32.A.generallyB.completelyC.hardlyD.usually33.A.puzzledB.surprisedC.satisfiedD.fearful34.A.visitedB.cameC.droveD.called35.A.criedB.sleptC.leftD.laughed36.A.permitB.pardonC.forgetD.imagine37.A.sadnessB.interestC.puzzleD.happiness38.A.othersB.theotherC.anotherD.other39.A.busierB.brighterC.easierD.harder40.A.expectB.takeC.forgetD.misunderstand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Everydaypeoplethrowawayalotofhouseholdgarbage-paper,cans,kitchenwaste,usedbatteriesandglass 41. sortingit.Therearemanyproblems 42. (cause)byunsortedgarbage.Ononehand,it’s 43. greatwasteofresources.Ontheotherhand,thedisposalofunsortedgarbagecancauseseriousenvironmentalpollution, 44. doesharmtopeople’shealth.Nowourgovernmenthasrealizedtheimportanceofgarbagesorting.Sofarmanyactivities 45. (hold)toteachpeoplehowtosortgarbage 46. (proper).Peopleincities,likeBeijingandShanghai,arerequiredtosortgarbageintofourcategories—kitchenwaste, 47. (danger)waste,recyclablewasteandotherw