2020曲靖二中高三上学期第四次周考英语试题含答案

这是一份2020曲靖二中高三上学期第四次周考英语试题含答案，共12页。
曲靖市第二中学2020届高三第四次周考模拟考试
英语试卷
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
（满分120分，考试时间100分钟）
注意事项：
1. 本卷为试题卷，考生必须在答题卷上解答作答，答案书写在答题卷相应位置，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。选择题作答必须用2B铅笔填涂。
2. 考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卷一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Savlour of the lost（Singapore）
When she was young, Nicole Ling was frightened of cats．That all changed when a sick lost kitten wandered into her life．Ling, 19, overcame her fears and took the ill animal to the vet（兽医）. When she realized the kitten would be must likely to be killed to stop suffering, Ling was heart-broken.
Now 43, Ling has fought Singapore’s practice of gathering lost animals by rescuing and rehoming countless cats for over 20 years, taking a maximum 15 at a time, rehoming some of them first, and keeping the rest for herself.
Millionaire street cleaner（China）
What matters most to Yu Youzhen, a wealthy laudlord from Wuhan City, China, is not the money that she’s made from wise building investments, but that her children can learn from her example.
“I want to be a role model for my children,” Mrs. Yu told the Wuhan Evening News. “I don’t want to sit around idly and eat up my fortune.” So, six days a week, she starts work at 3 a. m and works for six hours.
Teaching maths in a colorful classroom（South Africa）
Maths teacher Wendy Lovett knows how to get kids interested in her subject. In 2011, Lovett went from the UK to South Africa to work at the Center of Science and Technology（COSAT）.When she arrived, the walls of her classroom were plain and boring. Her solution was to paint colorful shapes and graphs on the walls, and engage the students by getting them to make three-dimensional paper shapes hung from the ceiling. The result? An inspiring place to learn. The interest in maths changed overnight.
1. How did Ling get over her fear of cats?
A. By looking after a sick lost cat． B. By realizing cats would be killed．
C. By rescuing and rehoming many cats． D. By receiving a treatment from the vet．
2. Why did the students interest in maths change so quickly?
A. Their teacher came from the UK．
B. Their teacher had enough teaching experience．
C. Their teacher changed the walls of the classroom．
D. Their teacher inspired their interest to learn．
3. What do the three stories tell us?
A. Women can do something better than men． B. Everyone can do something for others．
C. Receiving is more valuable than giving． D. Strong will can make a person great．
B
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（赞许）.
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 her. 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 with painstaking neatness and filled in answers for the first row. Pleased with his progress, I left this 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 canister（小筒）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 never did his work until the very last minute.
C. Because he couldn’t work together with his classmates.
D. Because he spent too much time checking his answers.
5. The word “baffled” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.
A. encouraged B. impressed C. satisfied D. confused
6. Which of the following words best describe Mary Anne as she is shown in the article?
A. Creative and modest. B. Patient and inspiring .
C. Determined and strict . D. Considerate and proud.
7. The story was written mainly to___________.
A. give a life lesson about failure B. sing the praises of Mary Anne
C. tell us who influenced Donnie greatly D. show us how to use erasers
C
Every year during the graduation famous people will talk to thousands of students and their parents. But this time something strange has happened. Each of the big-name speakers seems to speak of the same topic; they are all telling graduates to make the world a better place.
So there was Arianna Huffmgton at Smith College saying: “what I advise you to do is not just take your place at the top of the world, but to change the world.” The actress Kerry Washington told students at George Washington University: “The world needs your voice, every one of you.” And then this, from Jeff Immelt, head of General Electric, at the University of Connecticut: “Graduates should be optimistic; believe in better. The world waits for your power.”
Anyone can know what the famous speakers said is meaningless. The world has 7 billion voices to listen to already. It won’t matter about one more or less. Neither is it clear why graduates should be especially optimistic, especially at the moment. The world doesn’t wait for their power; only a small number of people will get the chance to lead anything.
Only Barack Obama in his address at Morehouse College avoided encouraging anyone to change the world. That is because he alone knows how hard it is to change it, even if you happen to be the President of the United States. Not only has he failed to change the world, he can’t even get people to give up guns in his own country.
Instead of aiming so impossibly high, the graduates of 2016 would do better to start a bit lower. When they leave their universities they will not “Hello world!” but “Hello again, Mum and Dad!” So what Ms Huflington, Mr. Obama and Mr. Immelt ought to have said was: Change the world if you must, but it would be nice if you could help out by changing the bag in the rubbish basket first.
They should then have followed up with the importance of hard work. Graduates need to change their employment attitude. They need jobs. Sadly on commencement addresses(毕业典礼) no one tells them that even a bad job is better than none at all.
8. What does the author argue in the third paragraph?
A. The world has 7 billion voices to listen to.
B. the words that the famous speakers said have no meaning.
C. The world doesn’t wait for graduates’ leadership.
D. Graduates should be especially optimistic.
9. Why did Barack Obama avoid encouraging the graduates to change the world?
A. Because he knew changing the world was not easy.
B. Because he thought the world was already perfect.
C. Because he didn’t get Americans to give up guns.
D. Because he is the president of America.
10. What is the author’s attitude towards what big-name speakers said?
A. Supportive B. Surprised C. Negative D. Respectful
11. What might be difficult for the graduates according to the author?
A. Changing their life attitude.
B. Saying “Hello” again to their parents.
C. Getting a good job with a high pay.
D. Changing the bag in the rubbish basket.
D
Starting the day on an egg could keep your blood pressure(血压) under control, research suggests. Scientists have shown that eggs produce proteins with a function similar to that of powerful blood pressure-lowering drugs．
The research, from the University of Alberta in Canada, showed that when eggs come in contact with stomach enzymes(酶), they produce a protein that acts in the same way as Ace inhibitors, but more work is needed to show the effects outside a lab and in the human body．
Earlier this month, British researchers declared that, contrary to popular beliefs, it is healthy to go to work on an egg. They concluded that the type of cholesterol (胆固醇) found in eggs has little effect on increasing heart disease risks．
Researcher Professor Bruce Griffin, from the University of Surrey, said: “The wrong beliefs linking egg eating to high blood cholesterol and heart disease must be corrected. The amount of fat in our diet has an effect on blood cholesterol that is several times greater than the relatively small amounts of cholesterol found in eggs. The UK public do not need to be limiting the number of eggs they eat. They can be encouraged to include them in a healthy diet as they are one of nature’s most nutritious foods.”
The British Heart Foundation dropped its three-egg-a-week limit in 2005. However, almost half of Britains believe the limit still applies．
12. From the text we know that Ace inhibitors are__________．
A. a kind of illness B. a kind of protein
C. a kind of medicine D. a kind of food
13. According to what Professor Bruce said, eggs__________．
A. can be included in a healthy diet
B. have no effect on blood cholesterol
C. are the most nutritious food
D. are forbidden to be eaten in the UK
14. We can infer from the text that_________．
A. drugs to lower blood pressure will be replaced by eating eggs
B. about 50% of Britains think eating more than three eggs a week is bad for their health
C. most Britains agree the three-egg-a-week limit should be dropped
D. stomach enzymes mixed with eggs can cure heart diseases
15. The text is meant_________．
A. to introduce a medicine made from eggs
B. to introduce scientific findings about eggs
C. to tell people how to lower their blood pressure
D. to advise people to eat as many eggs as possible
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。
Where would you most like to go on vacation? Paris? London? The Amazon Rainforest? Each of these destinations is attractive. 16
As a new word, staycation refers to people staying at home during their vacation time, and going sightseeing around their hometown.
Staycations have become really popular recently, as a way of having an enjoyable vacation, without spending too much money. There are shortcomings to every positive thing, however.
17 You also might prevent yourself from enjoying things to the fullest, as the atmosphere might be the same as any other time. 18 It means you won’t be available for work or other activities.
What can you do to make your staycation fun?
1. Go to a nearby town, or to a fancy hotel in your hometown and stay overnight. Treat yourself to room service and any other fun things the hotel has to offer.
2. 19 You would have done it on a vacation, right? Treat yourself to this, at least for one day!
3. Throw a small party. Think about the money you are saving by not going away. You will still save money, but have more fun, and you will help other people to have fun too!
4. Go shopping! Window shopping, or the super fun type, where you buy things! You would have bought souvenirs (纪念品) if you had gone on a vacation, so treat yourself during your staycation!
The most important thing to remember is to do things that make you and your family excited! 20
A．Eat out for every meal!
B．Go on a day trip to a nearby town, or to a beach.
C．But why not remain at home and enjoy a staycation?
D．If you are on a staycation, you might get calls from work.
E．Most of the time it involves dining out more frequently than usual.
F．Make sure you all have fun, and when it is over, you feel refreshed.
G．The trick is to make sure your friends and co­workers know you are on a staycation.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“I wouldn’t buy that woman a Mother’s Day card, even if my life depended upon her,” said the woman standing by the card shelf at Wal-Mart. I looked up and saw a(n) 21 of total disgust and disappointment.
　　Having been 22 at a Florida orphanage (孤儿院) at age four, I never knew what it felt like to have a mother or a father. Never once had I received a hug or a kiss from my parents. That part of my life is a total 23 .
She looked up, saw me looking at her and 24 angrily, “Just what are you looking at, you fool?”
“Sorry Ma’am. I never had a mother, and I was 25 by your words.” I reached over and picked up a nice-looking 26 , opened it and began to read, “Thank you 27 for being my mother.”
　　“Do you think your mother would like that card? Mine would, I think,” I said.
　　“Do you know what it is like to be yelled at for years, and 28 be told that you are loved?” she asked.
　　“My mother didn’t 29 me, let alone shout. She just took me to the orphanage and that’s where I stayed until I grew up,” I replied.
　　“Don’t you 30 her?” she asked.
　　“Oh, I can’t. She’s my mother. Being a mother is a position to be 31 , even if she is not a very nice person,” I told her. The woman stood there 32 her head.
　　I looked down at the floor and said, “I know your mother 33 have done a lot of things that hurt you. It appears as if you hate her. But I can tell you this from my 34 that disliking her, or even hating her, feels nowhere near as 35 as never having known a mother at all—good or bad. At least, you feel 36 . For me, it’s all just a large blank of loneliness inside my heart, and that’s 37 I’ll feel until I die.”
　 The woman stood there for several seconds. 38 , she reached out, took the card from my hand, smelled it, and placed it in her cart.
After she left, I 39 a nice card for my mother. I took it home, 40 it, and placed it with the other Mother and Father’s Days cards bought all these years, each marked “Address Unknown”.
21. A. idea B. appearance C. impression D. look
22. A. lost B. deserted C. reserved D. rescued
23. A. blank B. pain C. misfortune D. dark
24. A. requested B. stared C. screamed D. refused
25. A. shocked B. annoyed C. disappointed D. relieved
26. A. envelope B. book C. card D. magazine
27. A. basically B. mainly C. originally D. simply
28. A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. once
29. A. turn to B. leave behind C. know of D. care about
30. A. miss B. love C. accuse D. hate
31. A. depended B. respected C. obeyed D. expected
32. A. dropping B. shaking C. raising D. nodding
33. A. must B. should C. would D. might
34. A. responsibility B. belief C. experience D. nature
35. A. fragile B. lonely C. hateful D. anxious
36. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
37. A. what B. where C. how D. why
38. A. Hesitantly B. Eagerly C. Cheerfully D. Willingly
39. A. took up B. packed up C. brought out D. picked out
40. A. mended B. signed C. covered D. exposed
第II卷
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，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。
It seems that Chinese women have too many “national husbands” nowadays, 41 (range) from popular actors to athletes. Some of these “husbands” are strong with nice muscles, 42 the others are gentle, even female.
It is known that the definition of good-looking often varies 43 society and time. And in ancient China, do they also look 44 (attract)?
In a story 45 (record) in Zuo Zhuan, a woman hesitated between a gentle man and a strong one. She eventually chose the 46 (late).
It wasn’t until the Tang Dynasty 47 handsome men with strong and fit bodies regained their glory. Tang people preferred magnificent, and glorious things. As to men, the strong ones, 48 were good at horse riding and martial arts, were 49 (high) praised.
Later in the Ming and Qing dynasties, Prince Charming for women 50 (turn) out to be those who were thin, gentle with delicate features and good manners again.
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中间交换修改作文，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：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），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。
Dear Joe，
Thanks for you mail. I’m glad to know you were interested in the 2017 Florida Winter Camp. It will be held from January 27 to February 13, during that you will get a wonderful experience. You will have chances to improve your speaking English in the courses provided. Also, activity are arranged for you to spend weekends together with your host family, but you can learn American English in authentic situations. However, a trip to the local Disneyland will certain add up the fun of the camp. Join in the camp and you will have knowledge of American culture and life. You are sure to benefit from it.
Yours truly，
Li Hua
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是新华中学学生会的李华，根据学校安排为即将到你校任教的外籍教师Mr. Black推荐高二年级学生刘超做助手。现给Mr. Black写一封邮件，要点包括：
1．欢迎Mr. Black的到来；
2．推荐及介绍助手优势；
3．询问是否有其它要求。
注意：1.参考词汇: 推荐, recommend (v.)
2．词数1 00左右；
3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
4．信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Black，

Yours,
Li Hua
英语试卷答案
第一部分 阅读
1—3 ADB 4—7 DDBA
8—15 BACC 12—15 CABB
16—20 C D G A F
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 完形填空
21—25 DBACA 26—30 CDADD 31—35 BBDCB 36—40 ACADB
第二节 语法填空题
41. ranging 42. while 43. with 44. attractive 45. recorded 46. latter 47. that 48. who 49. highly 50. turned
第三部分
第一节 短文改错
Dear Joe，
Thanks for mail. I’m glad to know you interested in the 2017 Florida Winter Camp. It will be held from January 27 to February 13, during you will get a wonderful experience. You will have chances to improve your English in the courses provided. Also, are arranged for you to spend weekends together with your host family, you can learn American English in authentic situations. ， a trip to the local Disneyland will add up the fun of the camp. Join the camp and you will have knowledge of American culture and life. You are sure to benefit from it.
Yours truly，
Li Hua



第二节 书面表达
Dear Mr. Black,
I’m Li Hua, from the Student Union of Xinhua Middle School. I’m delighted to learn you are coming to teach in our school next term.
I’m writing to recommend Liu Chao, a Senior 2 student, to be your assistant. He is a diligent student, who can use English fluently and is expert at using the computer. In addition, not only does he have a gift for communicating with others but also he is always ready to help others. I’m sure that he can be helpful in your work and life in China. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask me.
Look forward to your coming soon.


Yours sincerely,
Li Hua