杭州市第二中学届高三下学期选考模拟考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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杭州市第二中学届高三下学期选考模拟考英语试题Word版含答案

杭州二中2020学年第二学期高三年级选考模拟考

英语试卷

选择题部分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.

£19.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatdoesthewomanimply?

A.She'llpayhimtocarrythepackage.

B.Sheappreciateshiscarryingthepackage.

C.Ifsnottoofarforhertocarrythepackageherself.

2.Howmuchdoesthemanpayforhisphonebilleverymonth?

A.$13.B.$30.C.$130

3.Whendidwomanbuythecalculator?

A.Lastweekend.B.Yesterday.C.Thismorning.

4.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Buyaguidebook.B.Callafriend.C.Goonatrip.

5.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?

A.Cooking.B.Beinghungry.C.Havingabiglunch.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whydoesthewomanrefusetogotothemallatfirst?

A.Shedoesn'thavemuchmoney.B.Shehasotherthingstodo.C.Herlegisbroken.

7.Whatwillthewomandointhemall?

A.Buysomeclothes.B.Dosomewindowshopping.C.Buysomenewalbums.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanneedthechangetodo?

A.Payherbill.B.Buyaticket.C.Payfbrtheparkingmeter.

9.Whereisthechangemachine?

thestreet.

A.Inamallthreeblocksdownthestreet.

B.Inthecurrencyexchangeoffice.

C.Inamallacrossthestreet.

10.Wheremighttheconversationbetakingplace?

A.Inabank.B.Inaparkinglot.C.Inaconveniencestore.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whydoesthemanwanttodisconnecthisphone?

A.He'schosenanewserviceprovider.

B.He'smovingtoNewYorkforwork.

C.He'smovingtoNewYorkforcollege.

12.Whatistheman'sname?

A.BillWaters.B.BillWatters.C.BillWalters.

13.Whenwouldthemanlikehisphonetobedisconnected?

A.Thisnoon.B.Thisafternoon.C.Tomorrowafternoon.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.WhyisthemanfamiliarwithHongKong?

A.He'sfromHongKong.

B.HejustgotbackfromHongKong.

C.HelivedinHongKongforsometimebefore.

15.HowlongwillthewomanstayinHongKong?

A.Nearlyaweek.B.Aboutamonth.C.Morethansixweeks.

16.WhatdoesthewomanwanttoknowaboutHongKong?

A.Anythingthemancantellher.

B.Somefamousshoppingmalls.

C.Thesubwaysystem.

17.HowdidthemanusetogotothePeak?

A.Heclimbed.

B.HetookbusNo.15.

C.HetookthePeakTram.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatistrueaboutLisa?

A.Sheistwoyearsold.

B.Herdiseaseonlyhappensoneinamillionpeople.

C.HerparentsdecidetotakehertoAmericafortreatment.

19.Howmanyoperationsdoesthetreatmentinclude?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three

20.HowmuchmoneydoLisa'sparentsstillneedtoraise?

A.150thousandpounds.

B.250thousandpounds.

C.350thousandpounds.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

InthemiddleofahotJulyafternoon,Ibecameathiefofsomesort—athiefofmusic.

Forthefirsttime,Icreatedanoriginalpianoarrangementofoneofmyfavoritesongs.UsingonlymyearsandiPad,Itransformedamixofsoundsandmelodiesintothetonesofasingleinstrument;Icreatedcomplexharmonies（和声）andvoicesintosomethingIcouldperformwithonlytwohands.Nohelp,noguide一Ididitonmyown.

I'vebeenapianistsincemyhandsgrewbigenoughtotouchthepiano.Withmyfatherasamusician,Iwasallbutbornonthepianobench.Formanyyears,mymusicalidentitywasdefinedbythenotesthatothershadwritteninthepastcenturies:

elegantlinesofneatlyprintednotesstampedacrossthesheetmusicbecamethescriptIhadtoperform.Ivaluedclassicalmusic一adoredit—butIfeltsuchperformanceswereshallow.IhadnothingofmyowntocontributetothemasterfulcompositionsofBachorRachmaninov.

Thiswaswhy,whenIputthefinishingtouchestomypianoversionofamodemsong,mypridewasglorious:

thisarrangementwasmine.WhatI'ddoneseemedmagical:

anabilitytotakewhathadalreadyexisted—to"steal"asongfrommyfavoriteband—andtochangeitintosomethingdifferentallonmyown.Iwasathie£butIwasalsoanartist.

Inmusic,asinotheraspectsoflife,Ibelievethattrueoriginalityrarelyexists.Almosteverythinghasbeendonebefore,inoneformoranother.ThemostpassionateromancenovelmaybeaslightlychangedversionofaplaywrittenbyShakespeare,whichinturnwasborrowedfromthewritersofAncientGreece:

thesamethemes,differentcharacters,anddifferentcircumstances.Butthenovelnolessdeservespraisejustbecauseitsuniquenessiscompromised.

ThegiftofcreativityisjustliketheabilitytodowhatIdidonthepiano:

tofindoutsomethingbeautiful,toanalyzeandchangeitandloseyourselfinthemysteryofitscomposition,andthentomakeitnew.Suchanactisnotcopying;itisfindinginspirationandhavingthestrengthandtheinnovationtouseitasfuelforyourownmasterpiece.

21.Whydidtheauthorcreatethepianoarrangement?

A.Becausehewasnotsatisfiedwiththeoldone.

B.Becausehewantedtocreatemusicofhisown.

C.Becausehewastiredofhisfather'smusic-teachingmethod.

D.BecausehewantedtoshowrespectforBachandRachmaninov.

22.BymentioningShakespeare,theauthorwantstotellus.

A.thereisnotruecreativityinmusic

B.Shakespeare9splaysaretotallyoriginal

C.manyofShakespeare,splaysdeservenopraise

D.originalityisconnectedwithwhathasalreadyexisted

23.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A.creativityistofindsomethingbeautiful

B.adaptationhasnothingtodowithcreativity

C.amasterpiececanbeachangedversionofanexistedwork

D.commonpeopledon'thavetheabilitytocreatesomethingnew

B

Whenyoustartworkingonsomethingbutdon'tfinishit,thoughtsoftheunfinishedworkcontinuetojumpintoyourmindevenwhenyou'vemovedontootherthings.PsychologistsreferthephenomenonastheZeigamikeffect.TheeffectwasfirstobservedbyaRussianpsychologistnamedBlumaZeigamik.WhilesittinginabusyrestaurantinVienna,shenotedthewaitershadbettermemoriesofunpaidorders.Oncethebillwaspaid,however,thewaitershaddifficultyrememberingtheexactdetailsoftheorders.

Inoneofherstudies,participantswereaskedtocompletesimpletaskssuchasputtingtogetherpuzzles,orsolvingmathproblems.Halfoftheparticipantswereinterruptedhalfwaythroughthesetasks.Afteranhour-longdelay,Zeigamikaskedtheparticipantstogiveanaccountofwhatthey'dbeenworkingon.Shediscoveredthatthosewhohadtheirworkinterruptedweretwiceaslikelytorememberwhattheyhadbeendoingasthosewhohadactuallycompletedthetasks.

Wecanusethiseffecttoouradvantage.Forexample,ifyou'restrugglingtomemorizesomethingimportant,momentaryinterruptionsmightactuallyworktoyouradvantage.Ratherthansimplyremembertheinformationoverandoveragain,reviewitseveraltimesandthentakeabreak.Whileyou'refocusingonotherthings,you'llfindyourselfmentallyreturningtotheinformationyouwerestudying.

Weoftenputofftasksuntilthelastmoment,onlycompletingtheminarushatthelastpossiblemoment.Unfortunately,thistendencycanleadtoheavystressandevenpoorperformance.OnewaytoovercomethisistoputtheZeigamikeffecttowork.Startbytakingthefirststep,nomatterhowsmall.Onceyou5vebegun—butnotfinished—yourwork,you'llfindyourselfthinkingofthetaskuntil,atlast,youfinishit.Ybumightnotfinishitallatonce,buteachsmallstepyoutakeputsyouclosertoyourfinalgoal.

24.WhatdoestheZeigamikeffectreferto?

A.Waiterstendtohavegoodmemories.

B.Onceinterrupted,onewillforgetthingseasily.

C.Mostpeoplecan'tfocusononethingforalongtime.

DPeoplerememberunfinishedtasksbetterthancompletedones.

25.HowshouldwestudyaccordingtotheZeigamikeffect?

A.Repeatoverandoveragain.

B.Divideourstudysession.

C.Focusonseveraltasksatatime.

D.Haveenoughrestbeforestudying.

26.Whafsthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Howtogetridofheavystress.

B.Whyweshouldsetafinalgoal.

C.Howtobreakthehabitofdelayingwork.

D.Whywealwayscompletetasksinarush.

C

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Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmallphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany'sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!

AccordingtoCoelho,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-and-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes―witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.

ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter,theyarecompletelywaterproofandcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!

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