河南省新乡市新乡县第一中学2020届高三英语上学期第二次模拟考试试题
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考生注意：
1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将考生号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C. ￡9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the man want to do?
A. Get something to eat. B. Finish his work. C. Take it easy.
2. What does the woman suggest the man buy?
A. A dress. B. A purse. C. A jacket.
3. When does the man want to go to the library?
A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Monday.
4. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. At a laundry. B. At a clothing store. C. At a restaurant.
5. How does the woman respond to the man?
A. She is disappointed. B. She is impressed. C. She is embarrassed.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why won’ t the woman’ s sister come to dinner?
A. Because she has to work late.
B. Because she has an appointment. C. Because she’ s in another town.
7. How does the man feel about the dinner tonight?
A. Very excited. B. A little disappointed. C. Quite angry.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where does the woman plan to go?
A. San Francisco. B. Sacramento. C. Los Angeles.
9. What does the man think is the best way to see California?
A. Go there by plane.
B. Take the train along the coast.
C. Walk through the center of California.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why did the man fall asleep?
A. Because the class was boring.
B. Because he was sick. C. Because he lacked sleep.
11. Why does the man have to work?
A. To pay for school. B. To pay his debts. C. To pay his hospital bill.
12. Where will the man probably go next?
A. To a class.
B. To the financial aid office.
C. To the student employment office.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How did the woman get the computer?
A. She ordered it. B. It was a gift. C. From her grandma.
14. What about the computer surprises the man?
A. Its size. B. Its price. C. Its color.
15. What did the woman do in the cafe today?
A. She talked with a friend.
B. She worked on her resume. C. She looked for a job there.
16. How does the woman feel about noisy cafes?
A. She dislikes the noise. B. She ignores the noise. C. She is inspired by the noise.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is required for guests?
A. A photo ID. B. A life jacket. C. Gym shorts.
18. What must be reported to the gym staff?
A. Spitting. B. Children’ s “accidents”. C. Any illness after swimming.
19. At what age can children swim alone?
A. Nine years old. B. Ten years old. C. Eleven years old.
20. Which pool policy has changed?
A. The business hours. B. The showering hours. C. Required swimming clothes.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Awesome Renaissance Festivals
The Renaissance（复兴）is often romanticized in books. But there’ s a specific type of live event that caters to（迎合）those who want to pretend they’re walking through the 16th-century England.
Texas Renaissance Festival
The Texas Renaissance Festival is the largest event of its kind in the country. It takes place over nine weekends in Todd Mission. When it first started over four decades ago, the festival drew 30,000 people. Now, it sees over a half-million attendees during its run each October and November. Each weekend has a different theme to keep happenings fresh for repeat visitors.
Sterling Renaissance Festival
The Sterling Renaissance Festival, held on weekends in July and August, takes place in Warwick, which has been created to look like a 16th century English town. Actors play the role of real historical figures like Queen Elizabeth I. The performers not only play on stages, but also wander around interacting with attendees. This gives the Sterling festival more of a “living history” feel than other similar events.
Bristol Renaissance Faire
The Bristol Renaissance Faire is held in July and August. Like Sterling, this one is set during the period of Elizabeth I. An actor playing the part of the famous English ruler makes an appearance with her “court” each year. Other actors also take part in the Bristol Faire. Many of these performers are professionals from Second City and the Players Workshop.
Arizona Renaissance Festival
Renaissance festivals are often summertime affairs. But that’ s not the case in Arizona, where the Arizona Renaissance Festival kicks off in February and runs through the end of March. This helps the fest-goers avoid the hot Southwest summertime, and it also allows for special themed weekends. The Renaissance Festival is a big attraction here, drawing about 250,000 people per year.
21. Where can visitors enjoy the largest Renaissance Festival?
A. In Warwick. B. In Second City. C. In Todd Mission. D. In Arizona.
22. What makes Sterling Renaissance Festival special?
A. People can see “Queen Elizabeth I”.
B. It is held on weekends in July and August.
C. It gives people more of a “living history” feel.
D. It takes place in a town built in the 16th century.
23. Which festival takes place in spring?
A. Bristol Renaissance Faire. B. Texas Renaissance Festival.
C. Sterling Renaissance Festival. D. Arizona Renaissance Festival.
B
Halfway through my warm-up on the course, I stepped aside to relax. I thought back to my middle school football days when the coaches ignored me. The next season, not wasting my time, I stayed away from football and joined the cross country team to adapt to the bitterly cold indoor basketball season. At that time, I found a coach who believed in me.
Before this race, he and I had discussed the front-running, and decided to stick to our plan: Lead a race from the start.
Fifteen minutes later—BOOM—the gun exploded. Hundreds of runners rushed out. I was in the middle of a pack of the most talented runners in Ohio. Slowly, I made my way through the pack as everyone began to fall into his pace. By the time we made the turn, I had settled into third place.
Suddenly, I slipped and fell to the ground on the wet grass! No one stopped to help. Quickly, I got up and sped back up to catch up with the lead two, but hundreds of runners came right along with me.
Gradually, the field of runners began to thin out with me leading the way. Two miles down, only one to go, I picked up the pace. I exploded at top speed toward the finish line. One hundred meters. Fifty meters. Twenty meters. Ten meters. Raising my fists in excitement, I crossed the two blue timing carpets. Boom! A time of 16: 14 lit up the big screen with my name and school next to it in first place. I completed my dream of winning a state title !
Like Arthur Lydiard once said, “In every little village in the world, there are great potential champions who only need motivation.” Six years ago, I went from being a nobody, standing on the football sidelines, to becoming a somebody: a state cross country champion.
24. How was the author treated by his football coaches?
A. He was highly thought of. B. He was paid little attention to.
C. He was given strict training. D. He was often misunderstood.
25. What can we learn about the author in the course?
A. He fell down suddenly. B. He was badly injured.
C. He led the race all the time. D. He got help from other runners.
26. What was the author’ s plan in the running?
A. Follow others and then catch up. B. Run neck and neck with others.
C. Take the lead from the beginning. D. Conserve strength until the last moment.
27. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. From Nobody to Somebody B. My Hard Sport Career
C. Fierce Competition in Running D. On the Road All the Way
C
In hot summers, we often use electric fans to cool off. It is thought that the fans are cheap to buy and can save more electricity than air conditioners. But believe it or not, electric fans do more harm than good in the fight against heat.
Most people would ask “how’s that possible?” Well, as cruel as it may seem, the very fan you’re using could actually be increasing the temperature in your home, depending on how you’re using it.
As is the case with anything with a motor, fans heat up while they’ re in use and indirectly warm the area around them as a result. While the current （流） of air your fan creates and blows in your direction might give off the appearance of cooling you down, what you’ re actually feeling is the disappearance of sweat on your skin. Though this may offer some comfort, it won’ t do much when temperatures rise.
“Fans may provide comfort, but they won’ t prevent heat-related illness when the temperature is in the high 90s,” says Michael McGeehin, PhD, MSPH.
This isn’t the only way your fan use could be contributing to the heat in your home. While traditional fans only raise the temperature in your home slightly, if you don’ t use your ceiling fan strategically, you can cause your home to heat up significantly.
“Ceiling fans have a perfect direction for summer and another one for winter, which can make your home colder or warmer, depending on your preferences,” explains Alleckna. “On hot days, ceiling fans should run in the counterclockwise（逆时针）direction. The summer mode will make your ceiling fan suck the warm air up and push the cold air down.”
If you have no option but to use a box fan to stay cool, remember its placement can make all the difference. If you want to bring in cooler air and keep the warm air out, place your fan next to a window or door.
28. What can we know about electric fans?
A. Electric fans are more energy-consuming.
B. Having to use electric fans is a cruel thing.
C. Electric fans are better than air conditioners.
D. Using electric fans may result in higher temperature.
29. Which can be used to replace the underlined word “strategically” in paragraph 5 ?
A. frequently B. properly C. slightly D. steadily
30. What might affect the cooling effect of a ceiling fan?
A. Its distance from people. B. Its electric current.
C. Its running direction. D. The height of the ceiling.
31. What does the author mainly want to express?
A. Electric fans can harm the environment.
B. Electric fans might cause heat-related illness.
C. Different ways to operate different electric fans.
D. It isn’t a good choice to use electric fans to cool off.
D
Health experts have known for years that kids who grow up on a farm have fewer chances of allergies and asthma（哮喘）than city kids, but continued research is helping them better understand the connection between the immune（免疫）system and bacteria that is only found in that setting.
A study compared 30 Amish children and 30 Hutterite children from two farming groups in North Dakota. Researchers chose these children because asthma is rare among the Amish but common among the Hutterites, even though the groups have similar genetic backgrounds and diets and little exposure to tobacco smoke, polluted air and indoor pets. The one key difference lies in their farming methods: The Amish have no electricity and industrialization, while the Hutterites have them. Because of this, the children are exposed to different bacteria.
“We never thought we would see a difference,” Carole Ober, an author of the study said. “But we saw obvious differences with very different cell types and cell numbers.” The Amish children all had a large part of neutrophils（中性粒细胞）that are part of the so-called immune system. The Amish kids’ neutrophils “were newly created”, evidence of a continual low-grade reaction to harmful bacteria. However, the Hutterite kids had “old” neutrophils.
Researchers focused on one particular aspect of farm living—the dust. They exposed mice to bacteria found in farm dust. After two weeks, they found that when the mice were exposed to farm dust, they produced a protein in their lungs called A20. When they lost this protein, these mice had a normal allergic response to the dust mites（螨虫）.
Researchers confirmed these findings with human surveys where they found that people who suffer from allergies and asthma have a shortage in A20 protein. Finally, they took a look at the kids growing up on farms who develop asthma and allergies. You guessed it—those kids have a change in their A20 gene that prevents the production of A20 protein.
These researchers may have opened the door for treatment options for people who suffer from asthma.
32. Where does the difference between Amish and Hutterite children lie in?
A. Chances to develop asthma.
B. Time to be exposed to tobacco smoke.
C. The different genetic backgrounds they own.
D. The amount of polluted food they take in.
33. How did the researchers think about the findings of the study?
A. Satisfying. B. Unexpected. C. Exciting. D. Unconvincing.
34. What might newly created neutrophils indicate?
A. One’ s immune system is destroyed.
B. The quality of blood is on the decrease.
C. The body is losing the ability to protect itself.
D. The body is fighting against harmful bacteria.
35. What happened when mice were exposed to farm dust?
A. They lost weight quickly. B. Their A20 protein was lost.
C. They easily reacted to asthma. D. Their immune system was strengthened.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Why fake smiles don’ t always make you happy?
Turn that frown（皱眉）upside down. Let a smile be your umbrella. Since childhood, we’ve been told that if we smile, happiness will come. 36 The idea dates back to Charles Darwin in the 1800s. Since then, people have believed that when you change the expression on your face, you can change your mood.
37 In a recent paper, researchers analyzed the results from 138 studies that tested more than 11,000 participants. After breaking down the studies, they found the effect of smiling on your emotion is only slight.
The researchers also looked into frowning to see if there was a connection between those forced expressions and feeling angry or mad. 38
The classic smiling/frowning test dates back to 1988 when people were asked to rate how funny cartoons were while holding a pen either between their teeth or their lips. When you hold a pen in your teeth, you feel somewhat forced to smile. However, when you hold one in your lips, you appear as if you’ re frowning.
Interestingly, the people having the pen in their lips rated the cartoons as less funny than those with the pen in their teeth. 39 It wasn’t until Israeli researchers re-ran the experiment with and without video cameras in the room that the original results were reproduced.
Actually, it is negative to put on a happy face when you’ re not feeling it. 40 So maybe sometimes, turning that frown upside down isn’t such a great idea after all.
A. A forced smile is easy to distinguish.
B. In both cases, the connections were small.
C. But new research finds that the truth isn’t that simple.
D. In fact, smile and frown are both common facial expressions.
E. Later, many researchers tried to repeat the results but failed.
F. That doesn’t just come from your mom trying to make you look more pleasant.
G. People who have to smile a lot in their jobs end up drinking more after work.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Isobel, are you going to wait all day to dig up your treasure?”
I sighed. My mother was 41 my time capsule, some objects I used to love six 42__ ago, when I thought it’ d be a good 43 to bury them in my favorite spot in 44 of remembering them on this very day. 45 , with my mother remembering the exact 46 of the buried memories, there’ s no hope of my 18th birthday being 47 of embarrassing reminders that I haven’ t always been as 48 as I am now.
“Mom,” I lied, “I think it’s broken down already.”
“Isobel,” my mother 49 , “what is your problem with the time capsule?!”
“I just didn’ t want it to 50 my first day as an adult,” I said in my heart.
My time capsule was finally dug out by my mother. I 51 the shoebox and looked inside. I pretended to admire the painful 52 of how ugly I was years ago. Then I saw a note.
“Dear Isobel-age-eighteen,” the note said, “I hope life is better for you than it is for me. I hope you’ve become beautiful and others are no longer mean to you. They say life gets better as you get older, but I don’ t 53 . Life must be tough. I hope it isn’t too 54 for you. Love, Isobel-age-twelve.”
After reading my past letter to my future 55 , I had an urge to help somebody— 56__ that person isn’t around anymore. I sat down and began to 57 .
“Dear Isobel-age-twelve, life is not as bad as you think... Love, Isobel-age-eighteen.”
I put both 58 in my tiny jewelry chest. Now a time capsule is not a 59 to remind me of the days past, but an opportunity to help put a 60 girl from years ago back together.
41. A. checking out B. referring to C. sorting out D. preparing for
42. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
43. A. idea B. reward C. opportunity D. combination
44. A. support B. celebration C. hope D. praise
45. A. Happily B. Similarly C. Unfortunately D. Exactly
46. A. reason B. shape C. way D. place
47. A. full B. proud C. free D. typical
48. A. tall B. smart C. slim D. beautiful
49. A. screamed B. smiled C. lied D. concluded
50. A. miss B. follow C. ruin D. predict
51. A. made B. opened C. designed D. discovered
52. A. reminders B. facts C. lessons D. memories
53. A. quit B. admit C. like D. believe
54. A. smooth B. hard C. comfortable D. short
55. A. life B. self C. friend D. dream
56. A. even though B. unless C. since D. as long as
57. A. write B. cry C. read D. say
58. A. books B. pens C. capsules D. letters
59. A. schedule B. burden C. gift D. guide
60. A. kind B. perfect C. broken D. shy
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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
Brought up in a wealthy family, Ieoh Ming Pei spent summers in a country village, where his father’ s family 61 （live）for over 500 years before he was born.
In 1948, he 62 （hire）by William Zeckendorf, shortly after he received his graduate degree 63 architecture from Harvard.
Pei remained a committed modernist, and while none of his 64 （building） could ever be called old-fashioned or traditional, his particular brand of modernism sometimes seemed to be a throwback, at 65 （little）when compared with the latest architectural trends.
Best known for designing the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, I.M. Pei was one of the few architects who were 66 （equal） attractive to real estate developers. And all his work represented a careful balance between the cutting edge 67 the conservative.
This hardly bothered him because 68 was valued most by him in architecture was that it “stands the test of time”.
Pei never played down his connections to China. His children were all given Chinese names, and when he won the Pritzker Prize in 1983, widely 69 （view） as the highest honor a living architect can receive, he used the $100,000 award 70 （set） up a scholarship fund for Chinese architecture students.
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（∧），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。
Last Sunday, I was walking in the street while a young man caught my attention. Dressing in a red T-shirt, he stood out in the crowd. It seems that he was selling something. Out of curious I walked up to see what he was selling. That turned out that he was selling CDs. He told me he was collecting money help a disabled classmate. Honest speaking, I didn’t believe them at first. But after asking him a few questions, I had realized the story, that he was telling, was true. So I bought one CD.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom在看了港珠澳大桥的报导之后感到非常震撼，来信约你在寒假期间一同去参观。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1．表达自豪之情；
2．简单介绍港珠澳大桥（连接三个城市的纽带，世界最长的跨海大桥，缩短交通时间）；
3．期待早日相见。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：港珠澳大桥Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
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