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1、20202020 届广州市第二十六中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案届广州市第二十六中学高三英语二模试题及参考答案第一部分第一部分阅读(共两节,满分阅读(共两节,满分4 40 0 分)分)第一节(共第一节(共 1515 小题;每小题小题;每小题 2 2 分,满分分,满分 3030 分)分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项A AMy wife Hilary andI were on the beach,with three of our children,taking pictures of shore birds near ourhome in Alaska whe
2、n we saw a bear.The bear was thin and small,moving aimlessly.Just a few minutes later,I heard my daughter shouting,“Dad!The bear is right behind us!An aggressive bearwill usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute.This one wassilent and its ears pinned
3、 back the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill.And it was a cold April day.Thebearbehaved abnormally,probably because of hunger.I held my camera tripod(三脚架)in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me.Its huge headwas level with my chest and shoulders,and the tripod stuck ac
4、ross its mouth.It bit down and I found myselfsupporting its weight.I knew 1 would not be able to hold it for long.Even so,this was a fight I had to win:I was all that stood between the bear and my family,who would standlittle chance of running faster than a brown bear.The bear hit at the camera,cutt
5、ing it off the tripod.I raised my left arm to protect my face;the beast heldtightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side.My arm could not move,and I sensed that my bones were goingto break.Drawing back my free hand,I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times.The bear opened itsmo
6、uth and I grasped its fur,trying to push it away.I was actually wrestling with the bear at this point.Then,assuddenly as it had begun,the fight ended.The bear moved back towards-the forest,before returning for anotherattack the first time I felt panic.Obviously satisfied that we caused no further th
7、reat,the bear moved off,destroying a fence as it went.Myarm was injured,but the outcome for us could hardly have been better.Im proud that my family remainedclear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.1.How did the writer feel when faced with the brown bear?A.Fearful but confi
8、dent.B.Nervous but brave.C.Upset but determined.D.Awful but hopeful.2.The bear finally went away after itA.got injuredB.felt safeC.found some foodD.took away the camera3.What does the author want to tell us?A.We should keep calm when troubles comeB.We should rise to the challenge when faced with dif
9、ficulties.C.We should not risk ourselves in some dangerous areas.D.We should learn to take advantage of anything at hand when in trouble.BIn a study published in Nature Machine Intelligence,researchers at Ohio State University show how artificialintelligence(AI)can follow clinical trials to identify
10、 drugs for repurposing,a solution that can help advanceinnovative treatments.Repurposing drugs is legal and not unusual.When doctors prescribe(开处方)drugs that have been approvedby the Food and Drug Administration(FDA)for purposes different from what is printed on the labels,the drugs arebeing used“of
11、f-label”Just because a drug is FDA-approved for a specific type of disease does not prevent it fromhaving possible benefits for other purposes.For example,Metformin,a drug that is FDA-approved for treating type 2 diabetes,is also used to treatPCOS(a disease of women),and other diseases.Trazodone,an
12、anti-depressant with FDA-approval to treatdepression,is also prescribed by doctors to help treat patients with sleep issues.The Ohio State University research team created an AI deep learning model for predicting treatmentprobability with patient data including the treatment,outcomes,and potential c
13、onfounders(干扰因素).Confounders are related to the exposure and outcome.For example,a connection is identified betweenmusic festivals and increases in skin rashes(红疹).Music festivals do not directly cause skin rashes.In this case,one possible confounding factor between the two may be outdoor heat,as mu
14、sic festivals tend to run outdoorswhen the temperature is high,and heat is a known cause for rashes.When working with real-world data,confounders could number in the thousands.AI deep learning is well-suited to find patterns in the complexity ofpotentially thousands of confounders.The researcher tea
15、m used confounders including population data and co-prescribed drugs.With thisproof-of-concept,now clinicians have a powerful AI tool to rapidly discover new treatments by repurposingexisting medications.4.What do we know about a drug used off-label?A.It is sold without a label.B.It is available at
16、a low price.C.Its uses extend beyond the original ones.D.Its clinical trials are rejected by doctors.5.Metformin and Trazodone are similar as both of them_.A.are used off-labelB.treat rare diseasesC.result in sleep issuesD.are medical breakthroughs6.What can be inferred about“confounders”?A.They are
17、 possible treatments.B.They are environmental factors.C.They can be easily recognized in real-world data.D.They should be taken into serious consideration.7.What is the main idea of the text?A.AI examines benefits of existing drugs.B.AI identifies off-label uses for drugs.C.AI finds new drugs for co
18、mmon diseases.D.AI proves the power of drug research.CClara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when a flight attendant askedan urgent(紧急的)question over the loudspeaker:“Does anyone on board know American Body Language?”Sheknew she needed to help.Clara,15 at the t
19、ime,pressed the call button.The flight attendant came by and explained the situation.“Wehave a passenger on the plane whos blind and deaf,”she said.The passenger seemed to want something,but hewas traveling alone and the flight attendants couldnt understand what he needed,according to PEOPLE magazin
20、e.Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help with her dyslexia(阅读障碍)and knew shed be able tospell on the mans palm(手掌)by finger.So she unbuckled her seat belt,walked toward the front of the plane,andknelt by the aisle seat of Tim Cook,then 64.Gently taking his hand,she wrote,“How are you?
21、Are you OK?”Cookasked for some water.When it arrived,Clara returned to her seat.She came by again a bit later because hewanted to know the time.On her third visit,she stopped and stayed for a while.“He didnt need anything.He was lonely and wanted to talk,”Clara said.So for the next hour,that was wha
22、tthey did.She talked about her family and her plans for the future(she wants to be a politician).Cook told Clarahow he had gradually become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman.Even thoughhe couldnt see her,she“looked attentively at his face with such kindness”,a pa
23、ssenger reported.“Clara was amazing,”a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview.“You could tell Cook was veryexcited to have someone he could speak to,and she was such a warm-hearted girl.”Cooks reaction:“Best trip Iveever had.”Looking for ways to offer help?Start with this random(随
24、时的)act of kindness that can change someones liferight now.8.The flight attendant asked an urgent question because _.A.the passenger was traveling aloneB.the plane was in a dangerous situationC.the passenger asked for something suddenlyD.none of the flight attendants could communicate with the passen
25、ger9.Why did Clara talk about her plans for the future?A.Because the flight attendant asked her to do so.B.Because she needed topics to go on talking with Cook.C.Because Cook hoped to understand teenagers better.D.Because she wanted to show her dream for the future.10.Which of the following words ca
26、n best describe Clara?A.Kind and caring.B.Warm-hearted and brave.C.careful and calm.D.opened-minded and confident.11.The passage is mainly written to _.A.tell a touching story of an amazing girlB.show the great importance of American Body LanguageC.encourage readers to give a hand kindly and randoml
27、yD.show how kind the flight attendant was to help CookDWe all know that a healthy lifemeans getting both plenty of exercise and enough good-quality sleep,butreality often gets in the way.The new research indicates that doing enough exercise could make up for some ofthe unhealthy impacts of bad sleep
28、.While the health benefits of exercise and sleep are nothing new,its therelationship between them that is interesting in this particular study it could even give doctors another optionto suggest for patients dealing with sleep problems.“We found those who had both the poorest sleep quality and who e
29、xercised the least were most at risk ofdeath from heart disease,stroke,and cancer,”says epidemiologist Bo-Huei Huang,from the University of Sydneyin Australia.Participants were grouped into three levels of physical activity(high,medium or low)and were also given asleep quality score from 0-5 based o
30、n the amount of shut-eye they got,how late they stayed up,insomnia,snoringand daytime sleepiness.Those with the highest risk of dying from cancer or heart disease during the study period were those with theworst quality sleep and who didnt meet the WHO recommended guidelines for exercise.That risk w
31、ent down forpeople with poor quality sleep but who did meet the exercise guidelines.In the case of all forms of cancer,for example,those at the unhealthiest end of the sleep and exercise scalehad a 45 percent higher risk of dying from cancer than those with good sleep scores who kept physically acti
32、ve.However,that risk just about disappeared for those who didnt score well on sleep but did score well on physicalactivity.For now its not clear why more exercise might make up for poor sleep,as far as our health goes.It could bethat the increased activity iscounteractinginflammation(炎症),or reducing
33、 irregularities in glucose metabolism,suggest the researchers.“Considering that physical activity is perhaps more modifiable than sleep,our study offers people morehealth incentives to be physically active.”says population health researcher Emmanuel Stamatakis,from theUniversity of Sydney.12.This re
34、search is of particular interest in that _.A.its in this study that exercise is known to be beneficial to sleep.B.this study offers people more health treatments to be physical active.C.it could enable doctors to cure patients of their sleeping condition.D.the relationship between exercise and sleep
35、 is updated in this study.13.Which of the following statements istrueaccording to the passage?A.Those who had the poorest sleep quality were most at risk of death from heart disease.B.Those scoring lowest on sleep and exercise scale were more likely to die from cancer.C.Theres no risk of cancer for
36、those who didnt sleep well but did score well on physical activity.D.Its evident that in terms of health more exercise could make up for poor sleep.14.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 6 mean?A.interactingB.increasingC.preventingD.causing15.Where can this passage most probably be taken from
37、?A.A research findings reportB.A medical examination reportC.A poor sleep study reportD.A physical activity study report第二节(共第二节(共 5 5 小题;每小题小题;每小题 2 2 分,满分分,满分 1 10 0 分)分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项Wespendsomuchtimewaitingtobeloved,hopinglovewillfindus,andlookingforthatspeciallove.Unf
38、ortunately,thats not usually how life works.To be loved,you should love and respect yourself asmuch as you do others.In order to love someone,you should love yourself.Stop comparing(比较)yourself to others._16_We all have different gifts.When you compare yourself toothers for what they have,whether it
39、 is a car,a house,or a job,it makes you feel bad about yourself.Really begrateful about everything you have.Gratitude keeps your heart open to love.Practice receiving love.Totruly love is to be able to receive it.When someone loves you,does some kinddeeds to you,or says kind words,accept it._17_Know
40、 that you are worthy of love.It is important to accepta gift of love by others.You give yourself a chance to learn more about yourself that you are lovable._18_19_Write about your experiences,good and bad.When you write down good experiences,allowyourselftofeelthosefeelings.Whenyourememberbadexperie
41、nces,allowyourselftofeelself-compassion.Compassion is not self-pity,but rather willingness to accept ones own pain and regret.Stop trying to be perfect.Stop blaming(责备)yourself for being less than perfect._20_Just followall the steps above and dont let anyones expectations of you put any pressure on
42、 you.A.Do not feel sorry about it.B.Everyone on the earth is unique(独一无二的).C.Allow yourself to feel the love that has come your way.D.Appreciate yourself.E.Keep a diary.F.Always do your best,but not reaching perfection is NOT failure.G.You give someone a joy of giving by loving you.第二部分第二部分语言运用(共两节,
43、满分语言运用(共两节,满分4545 分)分)第一节(共第一节(共 2020 小题;每小题小题;每小题 1.51.5 分,满分分,满分 3030 分)分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项A few years ago,my father arranged to send me a mail-order fruitcake at Christmastime.Although I hada_21_job and owned an apartment inManhattan,he always_22_my refrigerator might be em
44、pty.He_23_me to have a particular brand of fruitcake.Made inTexas,it was famous amongfruitcake_24_.“It makes me_25_my mothers,”he told me in a phone call.Ordering the fruitcake was his_26_of trying to take care of me from afar._27_I was middle-aged,Iwas still his son.The first week of December passe
45、d with no_28_of his fruitcake.Delayed(耽搁)by holiday mail,Ithought,or a backlog of orders.The day before my flight toCalifornia,the fruitcake still had not_29_.January,February,and March came and went_30_no fruitcake.Though my father_31_to askabout it,I never once considered_32_and telling him yes,th
46、e fruitcake had_33_arrived andwas_34_.Instead I said,“That_35_is orbiting earth,and sooner or later it will_36_.”“Thatsa good one!”he_37_.Early last December,nearly a year after my father died from a failing heart,I got a(an)_38_from astaffer at the front desk of my apartment building.“You_39_a pack
47、age(包裹),”he said.I went downstairs to_40_it up.The brown box had a FedEx label with a return address inTexas.21.A.poorly-paidB.goodC.newD.interesting22.A.believedB.hopedC.fearedD.guessed23.A.forcedB.encouragedC.askedD.wanted24.A.loversB.sellersC.marketsD.shops25.A.think overB.think ofC.look forD.loo
48、k around26.A.suggestionB.experienceC.attitudeD.idea27.A.BecauseB.Even thoughC.WheneverD.Before28.A.signB.callC.mailD.taste29.A.soldB.goneC.arrivedD.stayed30.A.outB.forC.withD.off31.A.continuedB.forgotC.waitedD.refused32.A.replyingB.keepingC.believingD.lying33.A.quicklyB.finallyC.suddenlyD.slowly34.A
49、.deliciousB.brokenC.readyD.famous35.A.flightB.cakeC.manD.box36.A.leaveB.disappearC.landD.fly37.A.shoutedB.criedC.answeredD.said38.A.messageB.letterC.emailD.call39.A.haveB.sendC.makeD.order40.A.giveB.lookC.pickD.take第二节(共第二节(共 1 10 0 小题;每小题小题;每小题 1.51.5 分,满分分,满分 1515 分)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
50、确形式The geography of theArctic Circlemakes it a tough place to call home.In the winter,the nights_41._(length)until the sun barely shines.In the extreme north,the ground is permanently frozen.The hardy Inuit(因纽特人)_42._(be)the native people of northern Alaska,Canada and Greenland._43._(traditional),th