2020年甘肅定西中學(xué)高三英語第二次聯(lián)考試卷及答案解析

2020年甘肅定西中學(xué)高三英語第二次聯(lián)考試卷及答案解析第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項ASheffieldLincolnCollegeofEnglishClassesforforeignstudentsatalllevels.3months,6months,9monthsandoneyearcourse.Openallyear.Smallclass（atmost12students）.Library,languagelaboratoryandlisteningcenter.Accommodation（住宿）withselectedfamilies.25minutesfromLondon.CoursefeesforEnglishforoneyearare￡1,380withreductionforshorterperiodsofstudy.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom .A.anadvertisement B.anoticeC.aposter D.apieceofnewsWhowillbeacceptedbythiscollege?A.Bothforeignandnativestudents.B.Onlyforeignbeginnersandtheadvanced.C.Foreignstudentsfrombeginnerstotheadvanced.D.Onlyforeignstudentsadvanced.Whileyoustaythere,whowilltakecareofyou?A.Yourparents. B.Yourclassmates.C.Theschoolwhereyoustudy. D.Thefamilyyouhavechosen.BTheBritishpoetMatthewByrnemovedtoBeijingin2013andfeltthatthecapitalcity'spoetryscenewaslacking.Hisobsession（癡迷）forstartingpoetryeventsledtothefoundationoftheSpittoonCollectiveinMay2015．“Atthattime，theliteraryactivityinBeijingwasTheBookwormbasedinSanlitun，”Byrnesays．WhilesomeofBeijing'sliteraryinstitutionswouldgoontocloseinthefallof2019，Spittoonwouldcontinuetogrowasacommunityforpoetsandwriters，aswellasmusiciansandothersinthecreativescene．ByrnedescribestheSpittoonCollectiveasaplatformforpeopletoshareideas，fromliteraryworkstodifferentformsofart，withprojectsdevelopingfromthecreativeenergywithinthecommunity．SpittoonoriginallystartedasapoetrynightattheMadoBarinDongchengDistrict'sBaochaoHutong．Byrnesays，“InBeijing，youhavethesewonderfulhutongs，ancientstructureswhereyoucanwalkdownandvisitcoolbars，soIthoughtitwouldbegoodtohaveapoetryeventasitseemedlikepoetrybelongednaturallytothisarea．”Headds，“TheobjectivenowistodiscoverChinesevoicesandbroadcastthemtotherestoftheworld．Wecreateakindofthemepark-likeatmospherewhereeveryThursdayisoccupiedbyadifferentliterarystyleorartform．”ThereadingswouldmainlybeinEnglish，butwithaninternationalcommunity，anewsectioncalled“Poetry-in-Translation”wasstarted，whichfeaturedworksinChinese，F(xiàn)rench，Arabic，Russian，Spanishandotherlanguages．JoiningorganizedactivitieslikeSpittooncanbeamajorhelpforthosecaughtupinaboringlife．Andit'sespeciallyimportantforthepeoplewhohavemovedtoChinaastheyneedtobuildnewrelationshipswhilelivinginadifferentcountry．WhatcanweknowabouttheSpittoonCollective?Itwasclosedin2019．Itwassetupin2013inBeijing．It'spopularwithliteraturelovers．It'sacommunityjustforforeigners．WhydidByrnestarttheSpittoonCollectiveinBaochaoHutong?Toattractstudents'loveofpoetry．ToexpandChina'sliteratureglobally．TomakeBeijing'shutongsfamous．Tocombinepoetrywiththehutong．WhateffectwouldtheSpittoonCollectivehaveonChineseculture?A.Beneficial． B.Negative． C.Challenging． D.Controversial．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotheSpittoonCollective?A.Unclear．B.Intolerant．C.Doubtful．D.Favorable．CAstudyhasfoundthatalifetimeofregularexerciseandactivitycanslowdowntheagingprocess（衰老過程）.Researcherssaythatgettingoldershouldnotnecessarilymeanbecomingmoreweakorsick.Theirresearchshowsthatadevotiontoalifeofmovementandexercisemayhelpuslivenotonlylonger,butalsohealthier.Fortheirstudy,theresearcherslookedattwogroups.Thefirstgroupwasmadeupof125non-professionalcyclistsbetweentheagesof55to79.Thisgroupincluded84healthymenand41healthywomen.Wewillcallthisgroupthe“cyclists”.Researchersthenfound130peopletomakeupasecondgroup.Withinthisgroup,75peoplewereagedfrom57to80.Theother55werebetweentheagesof20and36.Thepeopleinthisgroupwerealsohealthy,buttheydidnotexerciseregularly.Wewillcallthisgroupthe“non-exercisers”.Smokers,heavydrinkersofalcoholandpeoplewithotherhealthissueswerenotincludedinthestudy.Then,researchersgavebothgroupsaseriesoftests.Theytestedtheirmusclemass（肌肉質(zhì)量）,muscularstrength,percentageofbodyfatandthestrengthoftheirimmune（免疫的）systems.Thentheresearcherscomparedtheresultsofthetwogroups.Resultsshowedthatthecyclistsdidnotexperiencebodychangesusuallyregardedasanormalagingprocess.Forexample,theydidnotlosemusclemassormuscularstrength.Also,theirbodyfatdidnotincreasewithage.Theresearchersalsofoundsomethingtheyhadnotexpected.Thestudyshowedthattheimmunesystemsofthecyclistsdidnotageeither.Theresearchersadviseusalltofindanexercisethatwelikeinourlives.Howdidtheresearcherscarryoutthestudy?A.Bycomparing. B.Bydiscussing.C.Byimagining. D.Byreasoning.Whichofthefollowingisaresultoftheresearch?Thecyclistskeptathinbodyshape.Thenon-exercisersgainedweighteasily.Thecyclists’musclesremainedstrongwithage.Thenon-exercisersusuallyhadhealthproblems.Whichisanunexpectedresultfortheresearchers?A.Thecyclistshadnormalagingprocess.Thecyclists’immunesystemsdidn’tage.Thecyclistslostnearlyalltheirfat.Everyoneneededanexerciseintheirlives.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?HealthyPeopleNeedMoreExerciseTakeanExercise,theHarder,theBetterCyclingIstheBestWaytoPreventAgingALifetimeofExerciseSlowsAgingProcessDDoyoueverlistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Chancesarethatyoudon’t.Youprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldandboringandthatthesongsonyourplaylistaremuchcooler.Butscientistsfoundthatpeople’smusictastechangesastimegoesby.Soitislikelythatyourownmusicalpreferenceswillfollowasimilarpathtoyourparents’,whetheryoulikeitornot.Weusedtothinkthatcultureandpersonality（個性）aretheonlyreasonsfordifferentmusicchoices.ButresearchersattheUniversityofCambridgenoticedthataspeopleenterintodifferentagegroups,theirsocialenvironmentchanges,andsodoestheirmusictaste.Therearesomemusicalperiodsthatpeoplegothroughintheirlife.Thefirstperiodcomesintheteenageyears,duringwhichpeoplelikestrongmusicsuchaspunkandrock,becauseteenagerstendtobeaggressiveorwanttobeindependent.Butaspeoplemoveintoearlyadulthood,theirlifestyleschangetheywanttobuildcloserelationshipswithothers.Asaresult,theybecomefonderofcontemporarymusic,suchaspopandR&.B,whichisusuallyupliftinganddanceable.Whenmiddleagecomes,mostpeoplehavesettleddown.Duringthisperiod,peopleprefermusic,suchasjazzandclassical,aswellasmusiclikecountry,folkandblues.Asforoldpeople,theypreferoldsongsintheirchildhoods.Theygenerallylistentorelaxingmusic,suchascountrymusicandjazzmusic.Butyoumustbequestioning.“Aren’tthereoldpeoplewhoarestillinterestedinorevencrazyaboutrockmusic?”O(jiān)fcoursethereare.Buttheirreasonsforlisteningtorockmusicmayhavechanged.Atthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouth.Whatdoyoungpeopleusuallythinkofthesongstheirparentsenjoy?Theyareactuallylesscool.Theyareworthlisteningto.C.Theyareespeciallyserious.D.Theyarehardtounderstand.Howmanymusicalperiodsaretherethatpeoplegothroughintheirlife?A.Two. B.Three.C.Four. D.Five.Peoplewhowanttomakefriendsmostlyprefer .A.jazzmusic B.countrymusicC.rockmusic D.popmusicWhatisthebesttitleforthetext?PeopleHaveDifferentOpinionsonMusicPeopleListentoMusicfortheSameReasonPeople’sTasteinMusicChangeswithTimePeople’sLifestyleCanBeChangedbyMusic第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項EverydayHabitsofPeoplewithImpressiveMemoryPeopleblessedwithanimpressivememorygenerallyadmitthattheyusevariousstrategiestoimprovetheirability.Butevenifyou'renotamemorygenius,therearethingsyoucantry,___16___Establishroutines___17___Forexample,alwayshangyourcarkeysonahookorputtheminthesameplacebythefrontdoor.Byfollowingestablishedroutines,youaredecreasingthechanceofhavingtostruggleinthemorningrush,whichisbelievedtocontributetoforgetfulness.UsePost-itnotesKeepsomeineveryroomandstickareminderwhereyouaremostlikelytoseeit.Ifyouneedtoremembertophoneafriendlaterintheday,putanoteonthephonesothatyouwillnoticeitduringtheday.___18___Embracethistechnology!Yourcellphonecomeswithabuilt-incalendaryoucansettoremindyouofwhatyouneedtododuringtheday.Useit!___19___Havingaccesstothemwhereveryougowithasmartphoneonlymakesthemevenmoreeffective.Thereisasayingthatwhatgetsscheduledgetsdone.20Researchindicatesthatmostpeopleneedsixtoeighthoursofsleep（that’satleasttwocyclesofdeepsleep）pernight,fortheirbraintogothroughthechemicalchangesneededforlong-termmemory.Agoodsleepcanmakeallthedifferenceinyourbrainpowerandthereforegivesyouasharpenedmind.Sleeponit.Sharpenthemind.To-dolistsarealsokeystolivinganorganizedlife.Thissimpleactivitycanboostmemoryby20percent.Thesecommon-sensestrategiescanhelpyouforgetlessoften.Itreallyiseasiertofindthingsifyoualwaysputtheminthesame.Ifnot,writeitdownandputitwhereyoucanseeit.soyoudon’tforgetaboutit.第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項JamesCookandhiswifeSamanthaJonesstartedtheirbeekeepingworkeightyearsagoandhavegainedmuchexperience.Theyare___21___atsolvingtheproblemstheirbeesface,which 22 harmfulinsect-killingfarmchemicals.Theyear2020wastheiryearto___23___theirownbusinessafterworkingseveral___24___forotherbeekeepers,whentheywereinCalifornia'sfarms.Thefarmwasalwaysfullofwhiteflowersthatcould 25 intonutsorfruitsinthefall.Itwas 26 becausethemanybeekeeperstravelledwiththeirbeestopollinate（授粉）thecropsinthesummer.Thenthecoronavirushealthcrisishit.CookandJonesbecame 27 .Didtheystayordidtheygo?Theywerestuckin28.Actuallybythattime,theyhadplannedto29theirhives（蜂巢）toavalleyfriendlytobeessoastoletthebees 30 theircontactwithfarmchemicals.Theyknowagriculturalworkersareofimportanceandhoneyalsocanbe 31 onnormalconditionforalongtime.Soafterstruggles,they 32 tostayandsetouttocreatetheir 33 BirdandtheBeesHoney.Now,CookandJonesandtheirsmallcrewareworkingdayandnightinorderthattheycanbuildtheirhoney 34 .Theyare 35 tiredandindebtbecausetheytooka 36 togetthebusinessupandrunning.Buttheywerealsohopeful.Cook,whois35,saidstartingabusinessinthe 37 timeswillhehard.However,theythinkit 38 todoitandthe 39 isteachingthemalessontolookforthe 40 andappreciatethebeautythatyoucanfind.21.A.confused B.amazed C.sad D.expert22.A.gatherB.avoidC.involveD.focus23.A.getdowntoB.getridofC.giveupD.putoff24.A.monthsB.yearsC.daysD.minutes25.A.getB.putC.break D.change26.A.possibleB.necessaryC.importantD.rare27.A.inspiredB.impressedC.concernedD.occupied28.A.trapB.difficultyC.examD.mood29.A.donateB.contributeC.handD.take30.A.sufferfromB.bringaboutC.recoverfrom D.getinto31.A.madeB.storedC.harvestedD.picked32.A.pretendedB.decidedC.happenedD.promised33.A.brandB.fameC.solutionD.product34.A.familyB.foodC.honorD.factory35.A.merelyB.rarelyC.extremelyD.gradually36.A.breakB.bowC.jogD.loan37.A.magicalB.uniqueC.stressfulD.unforgettable38.A.practicesB.aimsC.appreciatesD.pays39.A.taleB.experienceC.factD.truth40.A.comfortB.optimismC.honeyD.dream第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式MarieCuriewasoneofthe___41.___(much)famousandgreatestpeopleofhertime.TogetherwithherhusbandPierre,shewasawardedtheNobelPrizein1903,andshetriedherbest___42.___(win)anotherin1911.Marie___43.___(be)thedaughterofateacher.In1891,shewenttoParistostudyphysicsandmathematicsattheSorbonnein___44.___shemetPierreCurie,professoroftheSchoolofPhysics.Theygotmarriedin1895.TheCuriesworkedtogetherresearchingradioactivity(放射性).Attheendof1898,theyannounced___45.___discoveryofradium.TheCuries,wereawardedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1903.Pierre'slifewascutshortin1906whenhewas___46.___(kill)byacarriage.Marietookoverhisteachingwork,___47.___(become)thefirstwomantoteachattheSorbonne.Andshedevotedherselftocontinuingtheworkthattheyhadbeguntogether.ShereceivedasecondNobelPrizeforChemistryin1911.Despiteher___48.___(succeed),Mariecontinuedtofacegreatobjectionfrommen 49. (scientist)inFrance,andsheneverreceivedmuchmoneyfromherwork.Inthelate1920s,herhealthwasbeginningtobecomeworse,andshedied 50. July4th,1934fromhigh-energyradiationfromherresearch.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分