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1、20202020 届常州市武进区庙桥高级中学高三英语第二次联考试题及参考答届常州市武进区庙桥高级中学高三英语第二次联考试题及参考答案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 AThank you.Its my great honor to be given this award.You cannot imagine that I have always been a late starter.
2、Years ago,when I was 16,I took an important exam GCE(General Certificate of Education),which turned out to be a failure.My dad was reading my report card andsaw that my position in class was 29th,but the number in class was 29.It meant that I had achieved thedistinction of being bottom of my class.I
3、 wasnt lazy,and I was really trying.You can picture how I felt.Dad put his hand on my shoulder and said,“You can only do the best you can,but whatever you decide to do,make sure you love it.”He was a really sweetguy and a great man.I knew his attempt to hide his disappointment with some of his encou
4、raging words.I wasdepressed for a week,but his advice was a wake-up call.Fortunately I love working with my hands,and I was good at two things:woodwork and art,and I really lovedto draw and paint.I was quite talented.Dad strongly encouraged me to go to art school,which in those dayswasnt the obvious
5、 place that a father would suggest.So I got into Hartlepool College of Art.The college was a revelation(出乎意料),the passionate teachers there,who were extremely interested in the students,not just tolerating them but actually engaging with them.It was aworld apart from my schooling until then.Its extr
6、aordinary what an enthusiastic teacher can do,drawing thestudent out,lighting independence,and encouraging a design of your own future,rather than waiting forsomething to happen.Im honored to have become one of these passionate teachers years later.My teachers inspired me,and thanks to my dad,here I
7、 am tonight.I think I should mention all the talents Ihave worked with over time,and to my kids and my wife Giannina,thank you.Thank you for this great award.I shall find a very special place for it.1.How did the author feel after taking GCE?A.Happy.B.Upset.C.Tired.D.Relieved.2.What didHartlepoolCol
8、lege of Art impress the author most?A.The teachers were strict with students.B.The students set good examples for each other.C.The teachers inspired students passion for learning.D.The students got prepared for their lessons independently.3.The author gave this speech to _.A.share his career choiceB
9、.explain his teaching methodsC.describe his life experienceD.show his appreciationBPoaching and habitat loss have threatened Africas two species of elephants,taking them closer toward theedge of disappearance,according to a new report released by the International Union for Conservation ofNature(IUC
10、N).Before this update,Africas elephants were grouped together and were evaluated as vulnerable by the IUCN.This is the first time the two species have been sorted separately.In the past,elephants were mostly considered aseither Asian elephants or African elephants.Forest and savanna elephants were t
11、ypically classified as subspeciesof African elephants.The African forest elephant is now listed as critically endangered and the African savanna elephant asendangered.The number of African forest elephants fell by more than 86%over a 31-year assessment period.Thepopulation of African savanna elephan
12、ts dropped by at least 60%over the last 50 years,according to the IUCN,which tracks the assessment risk of the worlds animals.Africa currently has an estimated 415,000 elephants,counting the two species together.Both elephant species experienced significant population decreases because of poaching.A
13、lthough it peakedin 2011,illegal hunting still happens and continues to threaten elephant populations.African elephants also facecontinued habitat loss as their land isconvertedfor agriculture or other uses.There is some good conservation news,the IUCN points out.Anti-poaching measures,combined with
14、 betterland use planning to support better human-wildlife relationships,have helped conservation efforts.Some forestelephant population figures have stabilized in well-managed areas in Gabon and the Republic of Congo andsavanna population figures have remained stable or have been growing,particularl
15、y in the Kavango-ZambeziTransfrontier Conservation Area in southern Africa.But with constant demand for ivory and increasing human pressures on Africas wild lands,concern forAfricas elephants is high,and the need to creatively conserve and wisely manage these animals and their habitatsis more severe
16、 than ever.4.What can be inferred from the new report about African elephants?A.They are divided into three kinds.B.They are dying out.C.Their threat is mainly from poaching.D.Their population has grown in Africa.5.What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 3?A.The detailed number of African e
17、lephants.B.The similarities of African elephants.C.The different types of African elephants.D.The present situation of African elephants.6.What does the underlined word converted in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Expanded.B.Protected.C.Transformed.D.Forbidden.7.Whats the authors attitude to the present
18、 situation of African elephants?A.Hopeless.B.Optimistic.C.Uncertain.D.Worried.CNowadays medical technology seems to be advanced enough for doctors to perform brain transplants(移植).Though this procedure(程序)has only been successfully performed on animals so far,doctors are still hopingtoperform this p
19、rocedure on humans.However,in my opinion,brain transplants should not be performed at all,especially not on humans because of the large number of problems and side effects that could come along with.Hopefully these dangerous side effects will convince doctors not to perform this procedure on humans.
20、Despite many benefits technology brings.I do not think this medical technology of brain transplants will help.We were all born with one brain and through childhood to adults our mind developed into who we are,so if with adifferent brain we would no longer be unique.A person with a different brain wo
21、uld seem to be a total strangerand in many ways they would be.No one should steal our identity from us,even if we are seriously injured,andchange it to a completely new one.Also for the people who have died with healthy brains,that was their identityand it should not be given to anyone else.Another
22、problem with brain transplants is how doctors can choose what are“healthy”or“normal”brains.Anelderly person who has died would have an aged brain that would not be as efficient as younger persons brain.Then would doctors have to find healthy brains of the same age as the person who needs it?This cou
23、ld also bringup other factors such as intelligence,sex,or physical problems that a person might have had before death.Alsoanother problem might be how long a brain can be kept“alive”after death and how it can be kept“alive”withoutdamage.Overall.my feelings about this operation are that it should not
24、 be done on humans until doctors haveovercome all the problems and challenges that stand in their way of making human brain transplants successful.8.Why does the author think brain transplants should not be performed at all?A.The cost of the operation is extremely high.B.Doctors are not able to perf
25、orm brain transplants.C.A good many problems and side effects may arise.D.This procedure has only been successful on animals9.What is the second paragraph mainly about?A.People shouldnt give their healthy brains to others.B.Having a brain transplant means losing ones identity.C.Transplanting brains
26、is changing old brains into new ones.D.Having brain transplants indicates stealing identity from others.10.What is the writers attitude towards brain transplants an humans?A.indifferentB.favorableC.disapprovingD.objective11.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To encourage brain dona
27、tion.B.To stress the importance of brain operation.C.Toargue against brain transplants on humans.D.To introduce the technology of brain transplants.DScientists have recently discovered thatAndean condors(秀鹫)some of the worlds largest birdsbarelyflap their wings at all while flying.Instead,they use r
28、ising air currents to remain in the air for hours.The Andean condor is the worlds largest soaring bird.They can weigh up to 15 kilograms.Their wings,whenspread out,measure up to three meters.Their main food source is the meat of large animals which have died.Soaring high in the sky allows condors to
29、 easily spot possible meals on the ground.Scientists worked together to study the flight patterns of these huge birds and how much effort the birds usewhen flying.To study the birds while they were in the sky,the researchers attached special devices which couldrecord every beat of their wings.The sc
30、ientists learned that most of the condors flapping over 75%came when the birds were taking off.Once in the sky,the birds flew for very long periods of time without flapping at all.In fact,they only flapped theirwings for 1%of the time they were in the air.One bird flew for over five hours without fl
31、apping,covering nearly117miles.Soaring without flapping is important because birds bum energy every time they flap their wings.The birds soaring isnt magic.They use the fact that hot air rises to keep themselves up.As hot air rises,itoften creates“thermals”currents of warm air moving upward.The cond
32、ors soar by making use of thesethermals.The tricky part is finding thermals and moving between them.When birds are forced to land and take off again often,it costs them a lot of energy.The researchers learnedthat to avoid having to land,the condors did most of their non-take-off flapping when they w
33、ere closer to theground and looking for a new thermal.The scientists reported that even though all of the condors they studied were young,they knew well how totake advantage of the air currents.12.What can we learn about the Andean condor from the text?A.They live mairly on small animals.B.Their win
34、gspan is at least three meters.C.They rely on hot air to remain high in the sky.D.They are the birds with the strongest flying ability.13.Why was the equipment tied to the birds?A.To measure how far they could fly without flapping.B.To keep track of how often they flapped while flying.C.To calculate
35、 the energy required for their flight.D.To confirm their flight patterns.14.Which of the following acts consumes the most energy for a condor?A.Hunting for food.B.Flying in the sky.C.Getting off the ground.D.Landing on the ground.15.What can we infer from the text?A.Condors flap the most when lookin
36、g for a new thermal.B.No condor can fly for more than five hours without flapping.C.Condors dont need to look for thermals when soaring in the sky.D.Soaring by using thermals is probably a natural ability of condors.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
37、中有两项为多余选项This Way to Dreamland Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant,especially when this makesthem forget what they should be doingDaydreamers have a bad reputation for being unaware of whatshappening around themThey can seem forgetful and clumsy_16_They annoy us because they seem
38、 to beignoring us and missing the important thingsBut daydreamersare also responsible for some of the greatest ideasand achievements in human history_17_Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without suchideas and inventions?So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling
39、 over tree roots orotherwise looking like a fool?First,understand that some opportunities(机会)for daydreaming are better thanothersFeeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams_18_And if you want to improve yourchances of having a creative idea while youre daydreaming,try to do it whi
40、le you are involved in anothertaskpreferably something simple,like taking a shower or walking,or even making meaningless drawingsItsalsoimportanttoknowhowtoavoiddaydreamsforthosetimeswhenyoureallyneedtoconcerntrate“Mindfulness”,being focused,is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep _19
41、_Finally,you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away_20_Alwaysremember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds A.Having interesting things to think about also helpsB.They stare off into space and wander by themselvesC.Without
42、 wandering minds,we wouldnt have relativity,Coke or Post-it notesD.At one time,daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses E.It involves slow,steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive F.Daydreams are often very simple and direct,quite unlike sleep
43、 dreams,which may be hard to understand G.Therefore,its a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when youre in the daydream zone 第二部分第二部分语言运用（共两节，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The Fall leaves are rea
44、lly starting to change now.It looks like the trees and mountains have become acanvas_21_by a loving artist.The bright,beautiful reds are_22_in the sunlight and the yellows areglittering(闪耀)like_23_.Some trees have only a few leaves changed,some are half-way and others havealready completely_24_.Some
45、 of the leaves are falling to the ground to turning it into a color1 ful_25_.Iam enjoying this so much becauseI am_26_aware when winter arrives all of the trees willbe_27_with the leaves down.It is always a little_28_to see but I know it is the circle of life.Thosedead leaves will become the soil th
46、at nourishes(滋养)the trees and_29_new life next spring.Today I noticed a lovely little girl from our_30_picking up the fallen leaves from the ground.Theprettiest reds,yellows,and oranges were picked up and_31_in her arms.Soon she had quite a pileand_32_carried them over to her Mom and then with a smi
47、le gave them to her as if they were delicateflowers.Her Mom accepted them with a smile and together they_33_them out on their porch andstared at them like the priceless_34_.I watched this_35_from my living room window with a smile on my face as well.Theworld_36_a circle of love as well as a circle o
48、f life.And I am_37_that the former like the latter willnever end.It will_38_all through this life and into the next.Take your place in the circle.Give love.Receivelove.Live every day of your life to the_39_with love.And your _40_will shine bright like the mostbeautiful tree in Autumn.21.A.soughtB.pa
49、intedC.discoveredD.praised22.A.shiningB.burningC.flashingD.shaking23.A.pearlB.starC.goldD.dream24.A.goneB.reservedC.allocatedD.transformed25.A.padB.bedC.curtainD.carpet26.A.completelyB.finallyC.casuallyD.partly27.A.fruitfulB.bareC.safeD.natural28.A.relaxingB.strangeC.sadD.boring29.A.brings upB.bring
50、s aboutC.brings forwardD.brings in30.A.classB.clubC.groupD.community31.A.heldB.receivedC.admiredD.searched32.A.secretlyB.carefullyC.clumsilyD.gradually33.A.threwB.sentC.figuredD.spread34.A.potentialsB.chancesC.treasuresD.exchanges35.A.sceneB.viewC.storyD.notice36.A.directsB.sharesC.storesD.creates37