云南省曲靖市第二中学2020届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题

曲靖市第二中学2020届高三第一次模拟考试

英   语

第一部分：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）

    阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

      A

There are many wonderful destinations in the world. Seoul is a modern city full of delicious food options as well as great attractions, historical sights, and places to shop.

Best time to visit

The best month for sightseeing in Seoul is during the warm weather between summer and early fall.

Getting around

In Seoul, you have three main forms of transportation: train, subway, and taxi. The fastest option to get around Seoul is the Airport Railroad Express train. It has two options: the express and the all-stop. While the all-stop option is cheaper, it’s about 15 minutes slower than the express.

Seoul has one of the largest subway stations in the world with 14 lines. It may seem a bit awful, but once you get used to it, it’s pretty easy.

Another option to get around Seoul is to rent a car. This is one of the least used options as Seoul has a convenient public transportation system.

Places to visit

Everland — the largest theme park in Korea.

Lotte World — a great theme park for kids with never-ending thrill rides.

Seoul Tower — a symbolic skyscraper where you can take breathtaking views of the city.

TrickEye 3D museum — if you love photos, you will find strange photos in this museum.

Where to stay

There are lots of places to stay at Seoul. Below are our top recommendations:

Myeongdong is tourists’ popular option. It has great shopping malls, great food, and lively nightlife. You can stay at the Aloft Seoul Myeongdong.

Gangnam is another popular district, which has become famous thanks to the song Gangnam’ Style. One of the best areas in Gangnam is Garosugil, where you will find cafes, art galleries,retail stores. A great hotel option in this area is the Dormy Inn Premium Seoul Garosugil.

1. When is the best time to visit Seoul ?

 A. January       B. February          C. December        D. September

2. Where can we have a bird-eye view of Seoul ?

 A. Everland   B. Lotte World       C. Seoul Tower        D. Garosugil

3. What can we learn from the text ?

 A. Gangnam has become popular because of a hit song.

 B. Myeongdong is a shop favored by tourists.

 C. Renting cars is the most common way to get around Seoul.

 D. The all-stop train offers a more comfortable but more expensive service.

B

We all know failure is the mother of success and each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. But all too often we convey to our children either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but top performance meets our approval

Donnie was my youngest third-grader. His fear of failure kept him from classroom games that other children played excitedly. He seldom answered questions — he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he repeatedly checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake.

I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included. But even enthusiastic, loving Mary was baffled by this little boy who feared he might make a mistake. 

Then one morning we were working math problems. Donnie had copied the problems clearly and carefully. Pleased with his progress, I left the children with Mary. But when I returned. Donnie was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.

Mary looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face brightened. From the desk we shared, she got a box filled with pencils.

“Look, Donnie,” she said. “I’ve got something to show you.” She removed the pencils and placed them on his desk. “See these pencils, Donnie ?” she continued. “They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are worn? That’s because we make mistakes too. Lots of them. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you must learn to do, too.”

She kissed him and continued: “I’ll leave one of these pencils on your desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and just a glimmer（少许）of a smile.

The Pencil became Donnie’s prized possession. That, together with Anne’s frequent encouragement and praise for even Donnie’s small successes, gradually persuaded him that it’s all right to make mistakes — as long as you erase them and try again.

4. Why did Donnie rarely finish his work ?

 A. Because he seldom answered those difficult questions.

 B. Because he couldn’t work together with his classmates.

 C. Because he spent too much time checking his answers.

 D. Because he never did his work until the very last minute.

5. The word “baffled” in Paragraph 3 most probably means           .

 A. confused     B. impressed      C. satisfied     D. encouraged

6. Which of the following words best describe Mary Anne as she is shown in the article ?

 A. Patient and inspiring           B. Creative and modest

 C. Determined and strict          D. Considerate and proud

7. The story was written mainly to           

 A. tell us who influenced Donnie greatly.     

 B. give a life lesson about failure.

 C. sing the praises of Mary Anne.

 D. show us how to use erasers.

C

During the holidays, many families don’t consider taking proper action to prevent their homes from suffering holiday stealing. With just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations. Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home.

  ● Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return. Nothing says “Hey, we are not home!” like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway.

  ● Set several different lights in your house on random timers (随机定时器). Don’t leave your outdoor lights on all the time. Instead, put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nights. If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off.

  ● If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of them. When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home.

  ● Close all your curtains when you leave town. This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house. If they don’t know what there is to take, then the risk is even greater for them to break in.

  ● This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holiday. Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system.

8. If you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should________

   A. be kept on all the night.                     B. be lit in an irregular way.

   C. be turned off all the time .                  D. be turned on only once one day.

9. To make your home well protected, what does the writer advise you to do ?

   A. Have all the curtains closed all the time.

   B. Equip your home with security system.

   C. Turn to your close neighbors or friends.  

   D. Stop your mail service at once.

10. Most of the tips mentioned in the text seem to ______

   A. give a false impression on stealing.   

   B. have no effect on preventing thefts.

   C. be very popular with families. 

   D. be a little hard to be brought into effect.

11. What is the main idea of the passage ?

   A. to tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays.

   B. to let the outdoor lights on all the time.

   C. to tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday.

   D. to tell you to have your neighbor go to your house to take care of your pet.

D

With the rapid development of China's economy, more and more Chinese consumers’ crazy appetite for luxury goods (奢侈品) and services appears unstoppable, with just 2 percent of the Chinese population responsible for one-third of the world’s luxury items.

As China’s economic miracle develops, the market opportunities for all sorts of luxury goods and services are increasing. Luxury consumption in China now extends ways beyond well-known car, clothing and jewelry brands. For example, the luxury jet market in China is the fastest-growing in the world, even outstripping that of the United States, with a market share of 25 percent. This trend appears to continue, with 20 to 30 percent growth expected in China, compared with only 2 to 3 percent in the US. But more importantly, China’s luxury jet market growth represents a major development in the private consumption of luxury items.

China’s high-quality red wine market also provides evidence of the growth in private consumption of luxury goods. In 2013, China became the largest market for red wine in the world, even overtaking France, with l.86 billion bottles consumed in China last year. Over the past five years, China’s red wine consumption has grown 136 percent.

According to my ongoing consumer research in this area while working at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, public consumption of such expensive global luxury brands such as Prada and Armani is easily explained by the desire to “gain face” and publicly display social climbing through material possessions. On the other hand, it is “self-reward” that lies behind consumer motivation in this area. Chinese consumers who have experienced rapid financial and economic gains appear particularly prone to the need to reward themselves for their success. But this has little to do with “gaining face” and impressing others and much more to do with the need for personal contentment.

Finally, the growth in private luxury consumption in China is set to continue in part due to the maturity of the Chinese consumer and advancement of Chinese consumer culture generally.

12. What do you think the author would most probably be ?

 A. A professor  B. An accountant     C. A news reporter  D. A conductor

13. What can we learn from Paragraph 2 and 3 ?

 A. China’s luxury jet market growth is only 2% to 3%.

 B. France was once the largest market for red wine in the world before 2013.

 C. The luxury jet market in the US shares 35% of the jet consumption in the world.

 D. China’s red wine consumption has increased to 1.86 billion bottles since 2013.

14. The main idea of the fourth paragraph is______

 A. public consumption of global luxury brands is increasing.

 B. Chinese consumers have experienced rapid financial and economic gains.

 C. Chinese consumers enjoy “gain face” and “self-reward”.

 D. the reason why Chinese consumers are fond of the global luxury goods.

15. What can be the best title for the passage ?

 A. Future Private Luxury Consumption in China.     

 B. The Potential Luxury Jet Market in China.

 C. Chinese Appetite for Luxury Goods and Services.        

 D. The Maturity of the Chinese Consumers.

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，选项中有两项为多余选项

Music plays an important role in the development of children from the time they are born.

  16  Music also enable children to learn faster in other area of development, such as language and memorization.

Intellectual development

Music can aid in the intellectual development of a child in a number of ways.  17    For example, most children learn the alphabet and keep it in mind by learning the alphabet song. Besides, Music is based on a series of patterns. A child recognizes patterns, which helps him develop his math, science and reading skills.

Listening skills

Listening to music, learning songs, learning to play a musical instrument and learning to dance all require children to listen carefully to instructions, words and melodies.   18  

Cultural diversity

  19    Exposing children to music from different parts of the world will help them to learn about other cultures and recognize differences between cultures. This can also help children appreciate different cultures and traditions

  20  

Getting children up and moving their bodies to music is a fun and simple form of exercise, which is a good way to fight child obesity. Teaching children to dance to specific songs, such as the chicken dance and the Hokey Pokey can help children develop their large motor skills and coordination. Songs and dances like the Hokey Pokey can also help children identify their different body parts.

A. Physical activity.

B. All kids like music.

C. International musical forms.

D. First, it helps him to remember things.

E. Music aids in children's development, movement and communication.

F. Strong listening skills will aid them later in life both at school and work.

G . Music plays an important role in almost all societies and civilizations worldwide.

第二部分  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。

Our lovely neighbors have always had a beautiful St. Francis statue by the gate on the side of their house. I've always loved to  21  at it whenever I look out of the kitchen window. The other day I noticed it wasn't there! I  22  where it had gone ! I hoped it was just moved and not stolen ! I told Milan about its   23  and he said he would ask the  24  the next time he saw them.

Yesterday he  25   Mrs “Neighbor” and mentioned the missing statue to her. He told her how much we loved it and hoped it hadn't been   26  ! She said that she had just moved it to the backyard   27   would bring it back right away ! “Oh, no !” said Milan, “ We're just glad it's

  28  !” That evening we went out to sit in our garden and  29  that the statue was back in its old   30   ! Oh, sweet neighbour ! You are so kind and  31   !

The next day we were out in the garden again, planting  32  , and realized that we had too many. We actually couldn't   33   a place to put them all! I had to leave before we   34  what to do with them. On my way out, I met Mrs “Neighbour” and   35   her for moving the statue back! I told her that it wasn't   36   ! And she said that the spot where the statue lay was too bare.

There were no flowers.   37  , an idea went on in my head. The remaining flowers. She could have them. She was so   38  .

Now St. Francis   39   among beautiful flowers. I look out of my kitchen window again now and smile! The statue is   40   more beautiful to me now.

21. A. laugh   B. stare    C. aim   D. point

22. A. knew   B. ignored          C. forgot         D. wondered

23. A. disappearance    B. secret             C. fun            D. story

24. A. strangers        B. passers-by         C. neighbors      D. friends

25. A. came across     B. cheered up       C. turned to       D. calmed down

26. A. changed         B. damaged        C. stolen          D. sold

27. A. and            B. for             C. so            D. or

28. A. rare            B. active        C. valuable        D. safe

29. A. confirmed       B. noticed           C. guessed         D. doubted

30. A. gesture        B. spot            C. direction        D. angle

31. A. unfair          B. equal             C. fancy           D. thoughtful

32. A. trees           B. flowers          C. vegetables       D. grasses

33. A. figure out      B. make up         C. come up         D. carry out

34. A. commanded     B. preferred   C. forecast    D. decided

35. A. praised    B. encouraged      C. thanked    D. blamed

36. A. useful   B. good    C. necessary    D. peaceful

37. A. Suddenly  B. Sincerely   C. Fortunately    D. Exactly

38. A. careful   B. grateful   C. disappointed   D. anxious

39. A. works   B. plays    C. moves     D. sits

40. A. ever   B. then    C. even     D. just

第二节　语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

    阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One sentence from the news in Washington has remained in my mind since a trip last summer: “When you see people run against the crowd escaping   41   the danger, they are  42   (probable) firefighters, police or journalists.”

I think this is most true for the firefighters. Whenever and wherever   43   (disaster) happen — 9/11 Attacks in New York 14 years ago or the explosion in Tianjin on Wednesday night — it is always the firefighters   44   take the lead to run to the very center, saving lives by   45   (risk) their own. I cried today near the explosion site, not because of the smoke from the ongoing fire   46   because of a short message a firefighter sent to a trusted friend that went viral online. It reads, “If I cannot make it, my father is   47   (you) father; and please remember    48    (sweep) my mother’s tomb.” I was thrilled later to learn that he did make it.

“Everyone knows it’s     49    (danger) to be a firefighter. But he has always liked it and has done it for 12 years,” his father said. “He survived this time, but no one knows what    50   (happen) next time.”

第三部分  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。

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（从第11处起)不计分。

This summer, we attended Dongzhou International Educational Exchange Summer Camp. Firstly, I'll tell you about our foreign teachers, Shrina and Rebecca, that are friendly and beautiful. We talked a lot about famous people, different kind of jobs and what we could say in a restaurant in England, etc. Besides, we teach some English students something about Chinese operas and kung fu. Late, we were excited to make out black tea. We put tea bags, milk and water into a big bowl, but then we stirred the tea until they became red and dark. Oh, it tasted well !

The Summer Camp was good chance for me. I knew the local things in England. I also knew what it took to communicating well.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

假定你是李华，你从某网站上得知国家博物馆正在招募暑假英语讲解员，请你根据以下提示,给博物馆负责外国游客接待的Mr. Jason写一封英文自荐信。内容包括:

1. 表达意愿；2. 自荐理由；3. 恳请获准。

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: 讲解员interpreter

Dear Mr. Jason,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

曲靖市第二中学2020届高三第一次模拟考试

英语参考答案

一 阅读   1--5 DCACA 6--10 ABBBA 11--15 AABDC 16--20 EDFGA

二 完型   21--25BDACA  26--30 CADBB  31--35 DBADC  36--40 CABDC 

三 语法填空

41. from   42. probably   43. disasters   44. that /who   45. risking 

46. but    47. your      48. to sweep  49. dangerous   50. will happen

四 改错

1. that--who  2. kind--kinds  3. teach--taught  4. Late--Later  5.去掉out

6. but--and  7. they --it    8. well ---good    9. good ^ a  10. communicating --communicate

五 书面表达（满分25分）

Dear Mr. Jason,

I’m Li Hua, a high school student. I am writing to apply for the position you advertised on the Website.

First of all, having studied English for about ten years, I have good command of English. With fluent oral English, I’m convinced that I have no difficulty in communicating with foreign guests.

Furthermore, since I grow up here, I’m familiar with the history and traditions of Yunnan Province. And I have a strong affection for them. More importantly, considered as a kind, confident and outgoing boy/ girl, I can make friends with different people in no time. I am sure foreign visitors will be satisfied with my thoughtful and excellent service.

I would deeply appreciate it if you could give me the precious chance to serve as an interpreter. Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua