2020屆廣東省珠海市高考英語二模試卷含答案

1、高考英語二模試卷題號IIIIIIIVVVI總分得分一、閱讀七選五(本大題共 5小題，共10.0分)This Is Why Traffic Lights Are Red, Yellow, and GreenEver wondered why blue doesn ' t mean go and brown mean stop? (1).The idea that red means stop and green means go has impacted our lives in more ways than just traffic signals. We have been taug

2、ht from a young age that the color red means danger. (2) . But why were those particular colors chosen for traffic lights in the first place? For something we have to look at every day, why couldn't they have been prettier colors like magenta(紫紅)and turquoise(天藍色)？It's important to know that

3、 before there were traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals for trains. At first, railroad companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go, and green to mean caution. As you could imagine, train conductors ran into a few problems with the color white meaning go (3) , with train conducto

4、rs thinking they were all clear when they really weren't. Railway companies eventually moved to the color green meaning go, and it ' s been that way ever since.As far as red goes, that' s always been a color that indicated danger, long before ears were even around. Red is the color with

5、the longest wavelength. (4) . The color yellow was used to caution drivers because it has a slightly shorter wavelength than red, but not as short as green.(5) . Employ these driving rules first and know that traffic lights have certainly come a long way.A . And the color green means it ' s OK t

6、o move forwardB . Turns out, there ' s a perfectly good explanation for itC. It can be seen from a greater distance than other colorsD . bright white could easily be seen from a distance by usE. bright white could easily be mistaken for stars at nightF. Why don ' t we use blue to mean go and

7、 brown mean stopG . So don't get mad next time you ' re impatiently waiting at a traffic light1.A. AB. BC. CD. DEEF. FG. G2.A. AB. BC. CD. DEEF. FG. G3.A. AB. BC. CD. DEEF. FG. G4. A. AEF. F5. A. AEF. F二、完形填空（本大題共B. BC. CG. GB. BC. CG. G20小題，共30.0分)D. DE.D. DE.A butcher was really surprised

8、when he saw a dog coming inside the shop. He went over to the dog and noticed it had a (6) in its mouth . He took the note , which (7) "Can I have twelve sausages and a leg of lamb please. The dog has _(8) in his mouth. " (9), there was really a ten-dollar note there. So he took the money

9、and put the sausages and lamb in a bag placing it in the dog's mouth . The butcher was so (10) He decided to follow the dog .He followed the dog to a bus stop. The dog stopped and started looking at the (11). The dog checked out the time , and then sat on one of the benches (12) Along came a bus

10、. The dog went around to the front , looked at the number and (13) . The butcher, by now , (14). followed it onto the bus .The bus traveled through the town and out into the suburb . (15) it got off with the(16)still in its mouth . Several minutes later, the dog turned into a house. It walked up the

11、 path, and dropped the bag on the (17). Then it walked back down the path , quickly (18) for the door , and (19) itself against the door. But there's no answer at the house so the dog had to wait at the door.After a while , there finally was a (20) to the situation . A big guy opened the door ,

12、and started kicking the dog and (21) him . The butcher ran up, and said "Why do you shout at the dog ? It is really a (22)" The guy responded , "You call this clever ? This is the second time this week that this (23) dog's forgotten its (24) . " On the way back home, the butc

13、her thought to himself, "Greed may(25) have limits for the dog owner ."6.A. tipB. noteC. parcelD. list7.A. knewB. wroteC. readD. felt8.A. moneyB. coinsC. bonesD. gold9.A. UnexpectedlyB. UndoubtedlyC. DisappointinglyD. Surprisingly10.A. curiousB. dangerousC. ashamedD. frightened11.A. number

14、B. timetableC. postD. bus12.A. patientlyB. anxiouslyC. restlesslyD. painfully13.A. flew offB. got offC. came onD. climbed on14.A. open-mindedB. open-endedC. open-mouthedD. open-hearted15.A. FinallyB. FirstlyC. SecondlyD. Thirdly16.A. sausageB. boneC. ticketD. bag17.A. balconyB. stepC. ceilingD. wall

15、18.A. paidB. appliedC. dashedD. asked19.A. enjoyedB. amusedC. taughtD. threw20.A. starting pointB. turning pointC. bottom lineD. front line21.A. comfortingB. praisingC. scoldingD. admiring22.A. servantB. geniusC. masterD. butcher23.A. stupidB. cleverC. unforgettableD. thoughtful24.A. missionB. aimC.

16、 keyD. route25.A. stillB. evenC. everD. never三、語法填空（本大題共1小題，共15.0分）26. A study by researchers showed that texting on mobile phones could help smokers quit smoking .The study (1) ( publish) on Tuesday in a journal showed among smokers (2) received a 12-week-long mobile phone-based message on quitting

17、 smoking , 6.5% stopped smoking by the end of the study .The researchers from the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University in China said the intervention (干預) could have a (great) reach than in-person treatments. It has great potential to improve population health and should (4)_ (conside

18、r) for large-scale use in China , according to the study .They (conduct) a trial across China from August 2016 to May 2017 , covering (6) total of 1 , 369 adult smokers. Participants were assigned to a 12-week intervention consisting either high-frequency or low-frequency messaging , or to a control

19、 group that received text (8) ( message) unrelated to quitting . Twelve weeks later, 6.5% of them stopped continuous smoking_(9)_ (active) in the high-frequency group (10) 6% got rid of smoking in the low-frequency group . 1.9% of them stopped smoking in the control group.四、閱讀表達(本大題共4小題，共30.0分)27. T

20、his week, we're sharing our favorite recent reads . To help round out our recommendations, we also tapped some folks who you've heard on Code Switch before -novelists, scholars, poets and podcasters.All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung"The book is an extraordinary , honest and sympathe

21、tic look at adoption , race in America and families in general . It's also such an engaging read I stayed up way too late one night reading it because the story just pulled me in. And I've recommended many of my friends to read it so I can talk about it with them . " - Jasmine Guillory

22、, author of The Wedding Date , The Proposal and the forthcoming book The Wedding Part . Becoming by Michelle Obama"It's a deeply-moving coming of age story of Michelle Obama in her early life . There are such moving anecdotes about how this family just invested everything in the possibility

23、 of giving their children a better life . It's not a sweet book, but at the same time, it's deeply hopeful about the possibility of what happens when you work hard , what happens when you love hard. " - Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage , Silver Sparrow and other books.Rage B

24、ecomes Her： The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly "What really impressed me about this book is this idea that women should be allowed to express their anger, particularly in Latin American families and communities . I just think Soraya goes into this incredible detail citing scientif

25、ic studies and different works of literature that really convey the necessity to female anger , not only for the health of women, but for the health of equality in society . " - Jean Guerrero, reporter with KPBS and author of Crux : A Cross-Border Memoir .Who wrote The Wedding Date ? A . Tayari

26、 Jones B. Jean Guerrero C. Jasmine Guillory D . Soraya Chemaly Which book tells a bitter story with hope ? A. BecomingB . All You Can Ever Know第5頁，共14頁C Silver SparrowD Crux：A Cross-Border MemoirWhat's the purpose of the passage？ ATo sell books B To comment on books C To share reviews of books D

27、 To collect opinions of books 28. Our hero's origin story started this past February in the Perine family living room in Birmingham ， Alabama Austin ， a 4-year-old boy， and his father， Tad Perine， were watching a program on Animal Planet about a mother panda leaving her cubs "I told him tha

28、t the cubs would be homeless for a while ， " Tad says"Austin didn't knowwhat homelessness mean，t but he was sad and wanted to know more " Seeing this as a teachable momen， t Tad took Austin to the Firehouse Ministries ， a local shelter that provides housing， food， and other servic

29、es for homeless men As they drove by the redbrick building ， they saw a group of 25 homeless men standing on the street corner "Dad， they look sad " Austin said "Can we take them some food and make them smile？ " That day， Austin used his allowance to buy each man a Burger King sa

30、ndwich and handed the food out himselfSeeing what their presence meant to the menat the ministry， Austin and Tad returned the next week After he returned every week for five weeks ， word of Austin's acts of kindness spread through social media and national news outletsBurger King jumped aboard ，

31、 agreeingto donate 1, 000 a month for an entire year toward the cause . Soon, churches andshelters across the country began inviting Austin to come to distribute food in other areasWhereas before Austin and Tad could feed 25 to 50 people at a time ；now，thanks to corporate and community support，they

32、can feed 800 to 2， 000 people at onceAs for Austin ， he continues to give out food，smiles，and his inspirational message oflove "It makes me feel like I'm saving the day "How does Austin feel when seeing the TV program ？A SurprisedB JoyfulC GratefulD UnhappyWhy did Tad drive Austin to t

33、he local shelter ？A To donate some money for the homelessB To ask for some help from the homeless CTo teach him the meaning of homelessnessD To introduce Austin to the staff there What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3 ？A To confirm Austin's influence B To praise Burger King's dona

34、tion C To thank the community's supportD To convey appreciation of the homeless What can be a suitable title for the text ？AA Teachable MomentB A Boy Fighting Against HungerCA Kind Family Helping the PoorD Tad's Inspirational Message of Love29. The tons of plastic we're dumping in the oc

35、eans is finding a new home-the stomachs of our beautiful marine animals . Yet another reminder of this fact washed ashore in Eastern Indonesia this week. A large amount of waste, including drinking cups and flip-flops , was found in the stomach of a whale that died off the coast near Kapota Island .

36、The 9.5-metre sperm whale （抹香鯨） was found by rescuers from the Wakatobi National Park .The whale had swallowed 5.9 kilograms of plastic waste containing 115 plastic cups , four plastic bottles , 25 plastic bags, and more than 1, 000 other kinds of pieces of plastic, park chief Heri Santoso told the

37、reporter ."Although we have not been able to deduce the cause of death, the facts that we see are truly awful , " said Dwi Suprapti , a marine species conservation co-ordinator at WWF Indonesia. She said it was not possible to determine if the plastic had caused the whale's death becau

38、se of the animal's advanced state of decay 腐爛）.But this is only the latest. Four Asian nations-Indonesia , the Philippines , Vietnam and Thailand-account for 50% of the plastic waste in the oceans, according to a report by environmental campaigner Ocean Conservancy and the McKinsey Center for Bu

39、siness and Environment . The Philippines is second to Indonesia when it comes to putting away plastic waste in the oceans, according to a study published in the journal Science in January . Of the 3.2 million mismanaged waste it produces every year , 1.29 million ends up in the ocean . A report rele

40、ased earlier this year stated that the amount of plastic in the ocean is likely to increase.What can we know about the sperm whale ? A . Its stomach is the home of plastic waste . B .It died of swallowing lots of plastic waste .C.It was the first whale to eat plastic waste .D . It had eaten much pla

41、stic waste before its death . Which can best replace the underlined word " deduce" in paragraph 3 ? A. confirm B. cause C. approve D. containWhich country dumps the most plastic waste into the oceans ? A. ThailandB. IndonesiaC. VietnamD. PhilippinesWhat's the main idea of the passage ?

42、 A . Philippines puts away 1.29 million tons of plastic .B . A sperm whale was found dead near Kapota Island .C. Much dumped plastic waste was found in a dead whale . D . We should take measures to reduce the waste in whales.30. It hurts to keep secrets. Secrecy （保密）is associated with lower well-bei

43、ng , worsehealth, and less satisfying relationships . Research has linked secrecy to increased anxiety, depression, symptoms of poor health , and even the more rapid progression of disease. There is a seemingly obvious explanation for these harms： hiding secrets is hard work . You have to watch what

44、 you say .New research, however, suggests that the harm of secrets doesn't really come from the hiding after all . The real problem with keeping a secret is not that you have to hide it ,but that you have to live with it ， and think about it To better understand the harms of secrecy，researchers

45、first set out to understand whatsecrets people keep， and how often they keep them They found that 97% of people have at least one secret at any given moment，and people have，on average，13 secretsAcross several studies， researchers asked participants to estimate how frequently they hid their secret du

46、ring conversations with others，and also how frequently they thought aboutthe secret outside of social interactions They found that the more frequently people simply thought about their secrets ， the lower their well-being Following up this research ， a new paper reveals why thinking about secrets is

47、 so harmful Turning the question around ， the consequences of telling secrets are examined Researchers found that when a person reveals a secret to a third par，ty it does not reduce how often they have to hide the secret from others who are still kept in the darkRather，it reduces how often their min

48、d wanders toward the secret in irrelevantmomentsTherefore， if you choose to still keep something secret ， talking to another person can make the world of difference Secrets don't have to hurt as much as they doWhich is not one of the harms of keeping secrets ？A Being physically sickB Mental prob

49、lems C Harmed relationships D Hiding somewhere Why is keeping secrets so harmful ？A Because you must hide themB Because you often think about them C Because it's difficult to keep secrets D Because you must watch what to sayHow can people reduce the harm of keeping secrets ？A By working hard B B

50、y keeping 13 secretsCBy thinking about the secrets D By telling secrets to a third person Which is the text probably taken from ？A An advertisementBA research reportCA biology textbook D A travel brochure 五、短文改錯（本大題共1 小題，共10.0 分）31. 假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文文中共 有 10 處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處每處錯誤僅涉及一個單

51、詞的增加、刪除或修改增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號，并在其下面寫出該加的詞刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞注意： 1 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2 只允許修改10 處，多者（從第 11 處起） 不計分Years ago， all my parents were involved in a serious car accidents Uncle Bob too k on the role as a father to him I lived with him during that period He allowed me st ay with

52、him though his home was not really bigger He showed his care and love for m 第7頁，共14頁e by pay attention to my health ， education and what I needed at that time I really app reciated the time he spent with me We used to go on the trips together We would ju st spend days either playing our guitars and

53、reading our favorite car magazines I alwa ys felt gratefully towards him He was like a father figure who will always give me enc ouragement六、書面表達（本大題共1 小題，共25.0 分）32. 假設你是李華，2022 年北京冬奧會正面向全國學生招募志愿者，你希望成為其中一員 請根據(jù)提示用英文給組委會寫一封信：1 自我介紹：年齡，性別，學歷等；2 個人條件：英語好，善于交際等；3 希望獲得批準注意：1,詞數(shù)100120左右；2 書信格式及開頭均已給出（不計入

54、總詞數(shù)）；3 可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫Dear Sir/Madam ，Yours sincerely，Li Hua第 11 頁，共 14 頁答案和解析1.【答案】【小題 1】 B 【小題2】 A 【小題 3】 E 【小題4】 C 【小題5】 G【解析】1.【文章大意】本文主要講述了交通燈有紅黃綠三色的原因。根據(jù)前文Ever wondered why blue doesn't mean go and brown mean stop ？可知有沒有想過為什么藍色不代表“去”，棕色代表“?！?？根據(jù)后文 The idea that red means stop andgreen means

55、 go has impacted our lives in more ways than just traffic signals 紅色意味著停，綠色意味著走，這一觀點在很多方面影響了我們的生活，而不僅僅是交通信號。B 項：Turns out， there's a perfectly good explanation for it 結果，有一個很好的解釋。符合文意，故選B 。2. 根據(jù)后文But why were those particular colors chosen for traffic lights in the first place ？可知但是為什么這些特殊的顏色首先被

56、選作交通燈呢？A 項： And the color green means it'sOK to move forward 綠色表示可以繼續(xù)前進。符合文意，故選A。3. 根據(jù)前文As you could imagine ， train conductors ran into a few problems with the colorwhite meaning go 可知正如你所能想象的，列車長遇到了一些問題，白色的意思是“去”。E 項： bright white could easily be mistaken for stars at night ， with train conduc

57、tors thinking they were all clear when they really weren't 明亮的白色很容易被誤認為是夜晚的星星，列車長認為它們都是透明的，而實際上不是。符合文意，故選E。4. 根據(jù)前文Red is the color with the longest wavelength 可知紅色是波長最長的顏色C項：It can be seen from a greater distance than other colors. 它可以從比其他顏色更遠的距 離看至U。 C 項：It can be seen from a greater distance than other colors,它可以從比其他顏 色更遠的距離看到。符合文意，故選C。5. 根據(jù)后文Employ these driving rules first and know that traffic lights have certainly co