2019北京西城区高三二模英语及问题详解

2019西城区高三二模英语本试卷共10页,共120分.考试时长100分钟.考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效.考试完毕后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回.第一局部：知识运用〔共两节,45分〕第一节语法填空〔共10小题；每一小题1.5分,共15分〕阅读如下短文,根据短文容填空.在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号所给词的正确形式填空.AWhenIwasinhighschoolourphysicsteachergaveUsaChallengeIinVolVedmakingapaperairplaneofanyshape.Theonlyobjectivewastogetittoflyasfaraspossible.2<stand>atthestartingline,oneofmyclassmatestookapieceofflatpaper,crumpled<把…捏成一团>itup,and3<throw>itdowntheway.Hebeattheclasswithease.Someofthestudentsgotmadandsaidthathecheated,butthephysicsteacher4<clear>explaineditcouldbeanyshapeandthatapaperballwasindeedashape.BBuildingsaroundtheworld5<go>darkfor60minutesthiseveninginavoluntaryeventknownasEarthHour.Thisgrassrootseffortstartedin2007inSydney,Australia,andhassincegrowninto6globalmovementtoraiseawarenessofourenergyconsumptionandtheeffectsofclimatechangeonourplanet.Anyonecanparticipateinthismovement7switchingoffthelightsat8:30PMlocaltime.Lastyearcloseto18,000landmarkbuildingsswitchedofftheirlightsin188countries.Willyoudimyourlightstonight?CThestoryofChinesefashionbeganin2011whenFeiyueandHuili,bothChinesesneakerbrands,suddenlygainedinternationalattention.Theirproducts8<see>onmodelsallovertheworldthen.Lastyear,ChinesesportswearbrandLI-NINGwasattheNewYorkFashionWeekinSeptemberwithnewdesigns9<decorate>withChinesecharacters.NowtheChinesebrandsareimpressiveandambitiousandcangoheadtoheadwithforeignbrands.AndthisambitionmaybeduetothefactthatChina'syoungpeoplearenowmoreconfidentabout10<they>ownculture.第二节完形填空〔共20小题；每一小题分,共30分〕阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最优选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.TheGiftofForgivenessThesummerIturned16,myfathergavemehisold69Chevy

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throughouthighschoolandcollege,tobeineachother'sgiftofforgivenesseverytimeItendtofeelangryaboutsomeonefora27,andwheneverIseeHannah.Thescars〈伤疤〉arenow28andnotogetherthatsummer,toweddings.Ithinkofherperceived〔可感知到的〕oneelsewouldnotice,butinthesunlightIcanstill_29_thefaint,shinyskinjustbelowherhairline—for 30,asignofforgiveness.11.A.driveB.runC.wanderD.march12.A.strongerB.healthierC.tallerD.smaller13.A.peted B.chattedC.signedD.bargained14.A.stoppedB.ateC.aimedD.stood15.A.catchB.shareC.holdD.spare16.A.fastB.seriouslyC.softlyD.slow17.A.acrossB.upC.belowD.along18.A.bloodB.petrolC.waterD.sweat19.A.pathB.baseC.pointD.end20.A.andB.butC.orD.so21.A.shouldersB.armsC.chestD.forehead22.A.angerB.regretC.sorrowD.concern23.A.attackedB.draggedC.damagedD.removed24.A.alikeB.relievedC.injuredD.alive25.A.helpB.loveC.understandD.forgive26.A.sistersB.friendsC.classmatesD.colleagues27.A.needB.effortC.wrongD.threat28.A.leftB.markedC.shownD.faded29.A.touchB.seeC.feelD.learn30.A.themB.youC.meD.her第二局部：阅读理解〔共两节,40分〕第一节〔共15小题；每一小题2分,共30分〕阅读如下短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最优选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AIfyou’vealwayswantedtostartyourownherborvegetablegardenbutdon’thavetheyardspaceorthe"greenthumb〞topullitoff,there’snowanotheroption.TheOGardenSmartisanindoorgardeningsystemthatgrowsupto90plantsatonetime—20ofwhicharesafetoeat.Strawberries,greenbeans,peppers,greenonions,andcherrytomatoesarejustafewofthefruitsandvegetablestheOGardencangrow.Upto30pottedplantscanbeplacedonalowershelf,wheretheseedsareallowedtogerminate＜发芽＞.Oncetheygerminate,theplantscanthenbemovedtotheturning wheelupabove,whichholdsupto60plantsat atime.It takesabout30to40 daystoharvestthe produce,dependingonthetypeofplantgrown.Thesystem isself-wateringandusesautomaticLEDlights toprovide therightamountofsunlight,nomatterwhatseasonitis.Theonlyworkthat’srequiredisplantingtheseedsandrefillingthewatertankonceaweek.TheOGardenSmartisthesecondproductintroducedbypanyco-foundersPierreNibartandPierre-EtienneBourget,ofQuebec,Canada.TheoriginalOGardenappearedin2017,andtheSmartupgradeaddsafewnewfeatures,includingautomaticwatering,automaticLEDlighting,andawaterwarningsystem.SomereviewersoftheoriginalOGardenmentedthatthesystemiseasytouse,andthatthevegetablestastebetterthanstore-boughtproduce.TheOGardenSmartwillsetyouback$859Canadiandollars＜about$650USD＞ifyouorderitonKickstarteratadiscountedrate,butthepany’sfoundersarequicktopointoutthatitwillhelpyousavemoneyinthelong-run.Thesystemletsyougroworganic＜有机的＞produceatasmallpartofthepriceyou’dpayatyourlocalgrocerystore.Toseesomeofthebuyingoptionsavailable,checkouttheproject’sKickstarterpage.AnyordersthatareplacedwillbedeliveredthisMay.WhatistheOGardenSmart?Aself-wateringsystem.Awaterwarningsystem.Anindoorgardeningsystem.Anautomaticlightingsystem.WhatcanyoulearnabouttheOGardenSmartfromthepassage?Itcanbeusedallyearround.Itgrowsupto60plantsatatime.Itisdesignedforpeoplewhohaveayard.Itmovestheplantsfromtheshelfautomatically.TheOGardenSmartcanhelpyousavemoneyinthelong-runmainlybecauseofits .automaticupgradefreeafter-salesservicelowenergyconsumptionharvestoforganicproduceBAstheCampFirecontinued,killingatleast85peopleanddisplacingthousandsmoreinNorthernCalifornia,Madisonwaitedthere.Gaylord,theAnatolianshepherdmix’sowner,wasnotabletogettoherhomeinParadise,whenthefirebegantospread,meaningMadisonwasleftbehind.Forweeks,allGaylordcoulddowasprayforMadison’ssafety,accordingtoCalifornia-basedanimalrescueorganizationPawPrintRescue.Sullivan,avolunteerwiththeorganization,hadalreadyhelpedlocateMadison’sbrotherMiguelinadifferentcity.ButMadisonwasevenmoredifficulttofind.SullivanspottedMadisonafewtimesinaCanyon＜峡谷＞,apparentlyguardinghisland,andputoutfreshfoodandwaterregularlyinhopesthatthedogwouldturnup,accordingtoaFacebookpostbySullivan.SheevenplaCedanartiCleofClothingthatsmelledlikeGaylordnearthehome"tokeepMadison’shopealiveuntilhispeopleCouldreturn,〞Sullivanwrote.WhentheevaCuation＜疏散＞orderwasliftedlastweekandGaylordwentbaCktoherhome—whiChhadbeenruinedbythefire—herprayerswereanswered:Madisonwasthere,seeminglyproteCtingwhatlittleremainedofhisfamily’shome."Well,I’msohappytoreportthatGaylordwasallowedtoreturntoherhometodayandTHEREMADISONWASHehadstayedtoproteCtwhatwasleftofhishome,andnevergaveuponhispeople!〞SullivanwroteinthementonherFaCebookpost."I’msohappyI’mCryingasIwritethis!Hedidn’tgiveupthroughthestormsorthefire!〞sheadded.Soonafterward,MadisonwasreunitedwithMiguelforthefirsttimesinCethefirebrokeout.AnemotionalGaylordsaidinaninterviewwiththenetworkthatshewasoverewithjoytoseeMadisonwaitingforher.ShealsoexpressedhowgratefulshewastoSullivan.Gaylordsaidfightingthroughtears,"YouCouldneveraskforbetteranimals.Heisthebestdog.〞WhatdidMadisondoduringtheCampFire?A.HeresCuedSullivan.HewaitedforGaylord.HestayedwithMiguel.HeranawayfromParadise.WhydidSullivanplaCeanartiCleofClothingsmellinglikeGaylordnearthehome?TokeepMadisonwarm.TogetMadisontoturnup.TohelpMadisonrememberhisowner.ToenCourageMadisonnottogiveup.WherewasMadisonfinallyfound?Inadifferentcity.Inacanyon.C.Atacamp. D.Athishome.Whatqualityisemphasizedinthisstory?A.Patience. B.Unity. C.Devotion. D.Wisdom.CChoosingtoforgetsomethingmighttakemorementaleffortthantryingtorememberit,researchersatTheUniversityofTexasatAustindiscoveredthroughneuroimaging＜神经成像＞.Thesefindings,publishedintheJournalofNeuroscienc,esuggestthatinordertoforgetanunwantedexperience,moreattentionshouldbefocusedonit.Thissurprisingresultcontinuespreviousresearchonintentionalforgetting,whichfocusedonreducingattentiontotheunwantedinformationthroughredirectingattentionawayfromunwantedexperiencesorholdingbackthememory’sretrievals＜恢复＞."Wemaywanttogetridofmemoriesthatcausenonadaptiveresponses,suchasupsettingmemories,sothatwecanrespondtonewexperiencesinmoreadaptiveways,〞saidJarrodLewisPeacock,thestudy’sseniorauthorandanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatUTAustin."Decadesofresearchhasshownthatwehavetheabilitytovoluntarilyforgetsomething,buthowourbrainsdothatisstillbeingquestioned.Oncewecanfigureouthowmemoriesareweakenedanddesignwaystocontrolthis,wecandesigntreatmenttohelppeopleridthemselvesofunwantedmemories.〞Usingneuroimagingtotrackpatternsofbrainactivity,theresearchersshowedagroupofhealthyadultsimagesofscenesandfaces,instructingthemtoeitherrememberorforgeteachimage.Theirfindingsnotonlyconfirmedthathumanshavetheabilitytocontrolwhattheyforget,butthatsuccessfulintentionalforgettingrequired"moderate＜适中的＞levels〞ofbrainactivityinthesesensoryandperceptualareas＜感官区域＞-moreactivitythanWhatwasrequiredtoremember."Amoderatelevelofbrainactivityiscriticaltothisforgettingmechanism.Toostrong,anditwillstrengthenthememory;tooweak,andyouwon’tchangeit,〞saidTracyWang,leadauthorofthestudyandapsychologypostdoctoralfellowatUTAustin."Importantly,it’stheintentiontoforgetthatincreasestheactivationofthememory,andwhenthisactivationhitsthe‘moderatelevel’sweetspot,that’swhenitleadstolaterforgettingofthatexperience.〞Theresearchersalsofoundthatparticipantsweremorelikelytoforgetscenesthanfaces,whichcancarrymuchmoreemotionalinformation,theresearcherssaid."We’relearninghowthesemechanismsinourbrainrespondtodifferenttypesofinformation,anditwilltakealotoffurtherresearchandreplication＜重复＞ofthisworkbeforeweunderstandhowtocontrolourabilitytoforget,〞saidLewis-Peacock,whohasbegunanewstudyusingneurofeedbacktotrackhowmuchattentionisgiventocertaintypesofmemories."Thiswillmakewayforfuturestudiesonhowweprocess,andhopefullygetridof,thosereallystrong,stickyemotionalmemories,whichcanhaveapowerfuleffectonourhealthandwellbeing,"Lewis-Peacocksaid.Previousstudiesonintentionalforgettingresearched .thepatternofbrainactivitytheprocessofrecoveringamemorythewaytoreduceattentiontounwantedinformationtheamountofattentionrequiredbyintentionalforgettingAccordingtoTracyWang,forgettingispossiblewhen .peoplerespondtonewexperiencesinanadaptivewaytheactivationofthememoryreachesacertainlevelpeoplehavethestrongestintentiontoforgettheinformationinvolvesmoreemotionLewiscontinueshisstudytofindout .howtocontrolpeople’sabilitytoforgetwheretoapplythefindingsofhisteam’slateststudywhateffectsupsettingmemorieshaveonpeople’shealthifdifferenttypesofinformationrequiresdifferentlevelsofattentionWhatisthebesttitleofthearticle?Wheredoesforgettingtakeplace?Howdoesattentionaffectmemory?ForgettingusesmorebrainpowerthanrememberingForgettingisfarmoredifficultthanweonceimaginedDThenewsocialrobots,includingJibo,Cozmo,KuriandMeccanoM.A.X.,bearsomeresemblancetoassistantslikeApple’sSiri,buttheserobotsewithsomethingmore.Theyaredesignedtowinusovernotwiththeirsmartsbutwiththeirpersonality.Theyaresoldaspanionsthatdomorethantalktous.Timemagazinehailed＜称赞＞therobotsthat"couldfundamentallyreshapehowweinteractwithmachines."ButisreshapinghowWeinteractwithmachinesagoodthing,especiallyforchildren?Someresearchersinfavoroftherobotsdon’tseeaproblemwiththis.Peoplehaverelationshipswithmanykindsofthings.Somesayrobotsarejustanotherthingwithwhichwecanhaverelationships.Tosupporttheirargument,roboticistssometimespointtohowchildrendealwithtoydolls.Childrenanimate＜赋予•…生命〉dollsandturnthemintoimaginaryfriends.Jibo,inasense,willbeonemoreimaginaryfriend,andarguablyamoreintelligentandfunone.Gettingattachedtodollsandsociablemachinesisdifferent,though.Today’srobotstellchildrenthattheyhaveemotions,friendships,evendreamstoshare.Inreality,thewholegoaloftherobotsisemotionaltrickery.Forinstance,Cozmotherobotneedstobefed,repairedandplayedwith.BorisSofman,thechiefexecutiveofAnki,thepanybehindCozmo,saysthattheideaistocreate"adeeperanddeeperemotionalconnection...Andifyouneglecthim,youfeelthepainofthat."Whatisthepointofthis,exactly?Whatdoesitmeantofeelthepainofneglectingsomethingthatfeelsnopainatbeingneglected,ortofeelangeratbeingneglectedbysomethingthatdoesn’tevenknowitisneglectingyou?Thisshouldnotbeouronlyconcern.Itistroublingthattheserobotstrytoempathizewithchildren.Empathyallowsustoputourselvesintheplaceofothers,toknowwhattheyarefeeling.Robots,however,havenoemotionstoshare,andtheycannotputthemselvesinourplace.Nomatterwhatroboticcreatures"say"orsqueak,theydon’tunderstandouremotionallives.Theypresentthemselvesasempathymachines,buttheyaremissingtheessentialequipment.Theyhavenotbeenborn,theydon’tknowpain,ordeath,orfear.Robotthinkingmaybethinking,butrobotfeelingisneverfeeling,androbotloveisneverlove.Whatisalsotroublingisthatchildrentakerobots’behaviortoindicatefeelings.Whentherobotsinteractwiththem,childrentakethisasevidencethattherobotslikethem,andwhenrobotsdon’tworkwhenneeded,childrenalsotakeitpersonally.Theirrelationshipswiththerobotsaffecttheirself-esteem＜自尊＞.Inonestudy,an8-year-oldboyconcludedthattherobotstoppedtalkingtohimbecausetherobotlikedhisbrothersbetter.Forsolong,wedreamedofartificialintelligenceofferingusnotonlysimplehelpbutconversationandcare.Nowthatourdreamisbeingreal,itistimetodealwiththeemotionaldownsideoflivingwithrobotsthat"feel.〞HowarethenewsocialrobotsdifferentfromSiri?Theyareintendedtoteachchildrenhowtotalk.Theyaredesignedtoattractpeoplewiththeirsmarts.Theirmainfunctionistoevaluatechildren’spersonality.Theyhaveanewwaytomunicatewithhumanbeings.InParagraph3Cozmoisusedasanexampletoshowthatthesocialrobots aredeeplyconnectedwithhumanbeingsareunabletobuildarealrelationshipwithchildrenaresoadvancedthattheycanfeelthepainofhumanbeingsarenotgoodenoughtocarryouttheinstructionsofchildreninParagraph4refersto Theunderlinedphrase"essentialequipment〞44.I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-pointD.thinkingofideasinthepassage?D.B＜次要点＞C:Conclusion第二节〔共5小题；每一小题2分,共10分〕根据短文容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最优选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.HealthySee,HealthyDoVisitthegrocerystoreonanemptystomach,andyouwillprobablyehomewithafewthingsyoudidnotplantobuy.Buthungerisnottheonlycauseofadditionalpurchases.Thelocationofstoredisplays＜摆放＞alsoinfluencesourshoppingchoices.46Thecheckoutareaisaparticularhotspotforjunkfood.Studieshavefoundthattheproductsmostmonlyfoundtherearesugaryandsaltysnacks.47A2012studyintheNetherlandsfoundthathospitalworkersweremorelikelytogiveupjunkfoodforhealthysnackswhenthelatterweremorereadilyavailableoncanteenshelves,forexample.In2014NorwegianandIcelandicresearchersalsofoundthatreplacingunhealthyfoodswithhealthyonesinthecheckoutareasignificantlyincreasedlast-minutesalesofhealthierfoods.48Ithasbeenworkingwithmorethan1,000storeownerstoencouragethemtoorderandpromotenutritiousfoods."Weknowthatthestoresarefullofcues＜暗示＞meanttoencourageconsumption,〞saysTamarAdjoian,aresearchscientistatthedepartment,"Makinghealthyfoodsmoreconvenientorappealingcanleadtoincreasedsalesofthoseproducts.〞Adjoianandhercolleagueswonderedifsuchfindingswouldapplytotheircity’scrowdedurbancheckoutareas,sotheyselectedthreeBronxsupermarketsfortheirownstudy.49Thentheyrecordedpurchasesoversixthree-hourperiodsineachstorefortwoweeks.Ofthemorethan2,100shopperstheyobserved,just4percentboughtanythingfromthecheckoutarea.Amongthosewhodid,however,customersinthehealthylinespurchasednutritiousfoodsmorethantwiceasoftenasthoseinthestandardlines.5ThefindingswerereportedinSeptemberintheJournalofNutritionEducationandBehavi.orThepotentialinfluencemayseemsmall,butAdjoianbelievesthatchangingmorecheckoutlineswouldopencustomers’eyestonutritious,lower-caloriefoods.HealthdepartmentofficialsarenowexploringwaystoexpandhealthyoptionsatcheckoutcountersthroughoutNewYorkCity.Thesefoodsgivepeoplemoreenergy.Theyboughtunhealthyfoods40percentlessoften.Anditmaymakeorbreaksomehealthyeatinghabits.Thesupermarketsbegantooffernutritious,lower-caloriefoods.ThesefindingscaughttheattentionofNewYorkCityDepartmentofHealth.Theyreplacedcandiesandcookieswithfruitsandnutsnearthecheckoutcounter.Andafewstudieshavesuggestedthatsimplyswappinginhealthieroptionscanchangecustomerbehavior.第三局部：书面表达＜共两节,35分＞第一节〔15分〕假设你是红星中学高三学生华.你的英国朋友Jim来信说他在英国学校参加了中国书法俱乐部.擅长书法的你决定写一幅书法作品寄给他,并附上一封信.信的容包括：该作品的容；送该作品的原因；表示愿意提供帮助.注意：1.词数不少于50；开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数.提示词：书法calligraphyDearJim,Yours,LiHua〔请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域〕第二节〔20分〕假设你是红星中学高三学生华.毕业之际,你们班开展了感学校教职员工的活动.请根据下面四幅图的先后顺序,写一篇英文周记,记述活动的全过程.注意：词数不少于60.提示词：教职员工teachersandstaff〔请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域〕英语试题答案第一局部：知识运用〔共两节,45分〕第一节语法填空〔共10小题；每一小题1.5分,共15分〕1．that/which 2．Standing 3．threw4．clearly5．willgo/aregoing6．a 7．by 8．wereseen9．decorated10．their第二节完形填空〔共20小题；每一小题1.5分,共30分〕11．A 12．C13．C14．A15．B16．A 17．B18．A19．D20．B21．D 22．A23．C24．D25．D26．B 27．C28．D29．B30．C第二局部：阅读理解〔共两节,40分〕第一节〔共15小题；每一小题2分,共30分〕31．C 32．A33．D34．B35．D36．D 37．C38．C39．B40．A41．C 42．D43．B44．A45．B第二节〔共5小题；每一小题2分,共10分〕46．C47．G48．E49．F 50．B第三局部：书面表达〔共两节,35分〕第一节〔15分〕一、评分原如此：1．此题总分为15分,按4个档次给分.2．评分时,先根据文章的容和语言质量初步确定其档次,然后以该档次的要求来衡量,确定或调整档次,最后给分.3．评分时应考虑：容是否完整,条理是否清楚,交际是否得体,语言是否准确.4．拼写、标点符号或书写影响容表达时,应视其影响程度予以考虑.英、美拼写与词汇用法均可承受.5．词数少于50,从总分中减去1分.、各档次的给分围和要求：第一档<13分~15分>完全完成了试题规定的任务.•容完整,条理清楚；•交际得体,表达时充分考虑到了交际的需求；表现出较强的语言运用能力.完全达到了预期的写作目的.第二档<9分~12分>根本完成了试题规定的任务.容、条理和交际等方面根本符合要求；所用语法和词汇满足了任务的要求；语法和用词方面有一些错误,但不影响理解.根本达到了预期的写作目的.第三档<4分~8分>未恰当完成试题规定的任务.•容不完整；•所用词汇有限,语法或用词方面的错误影响了对所写容的理解.未能清楚地传达信息.第四档<1分~3分>未完成试题规定的任务..写了少量相关信息；•语法或用词方面错误较多,严重影响了对所写容的理解.0分未能传达任何信息；所写容与要求无关.三、Onepossibleversion:DearJim,Iamgladtoknowthatyouhavejoinedyourschool’scalligraphyclub.ThecalligraphypieceIsenttoyouwaswrittenbymyself.Ireallyhopeyouwilllikeit.TheChinesecharactersonthepieceare"天道酬勤〞<TianDao Chou Qin>, meaning "Hardworkpaysoff.〞Itisawell-knownChineseidiom,widelyadoptedasamottobyChinesepeople.Thereisasimilarcalligraphypiecehanginginthestudyatmyhome,which was written bymy grandfather.HegaveittomewhenIstartedtolearncalligraphyatagesixin hopesthat I would practiseitoftenandlearnitwell.Youseenowmyeffortshavepaidoff.Ihopeitcanserveasanencouragementtoyouatalltimes.Iwrotethispieceinthecalligraphicsty