佛山市高三二模英语试题含答案.docx

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佛山市高三二模英语试题含答案

2020年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测（二模）

英语

本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，用2B铅笔在答题卡的相应位置填涂考生号及试卷类型（A），并将条形码贴在答题卡上的“条形码粘贴处”。

因听力另考，试卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whichcountrycanyoutraveltoin2020thatwillallowyoutogoforlonger,enjoyahigherstandard,andsavemoremoney?

Thefollowingdestinationsofferaccommodation,transportation,andfoodforless.

Kyrgyzstan,$25/day

KyrgyzstanisthechoiceformosttravelersinterestedintryingoutCentralAsia,andmostwell-suitedtotravelersofallbudgets.Foodischeap,soisgettingaroundusingtheminibuses.Youcanfindhostelsandlocalhomestaysforlessthan$10.Mealscost$4–$8perday.

Romania,$33/day

IfyouareplanningaEuropeantripthat’saffordableandalittlebitoffthebeatenpath,Romaniaisperfectforyou.Unlikeotherpopularplaces,manycharmingtownshereremainunknowntomostforeigners.Youcanalsotakefreewalkingtoursinthenumeroushistoricalsites.Hostelsrun$10–$15pernight,foodisheartyanddelicious,andthepublictransportationisreliableandaffordable.Mealscost

$10–$15perday.

Arizona&Utah,$55/day

ForanAmericanSouthwestroadtrip,you’llspendanaverageof$110/daywhenyouaresolo.Ifyouhavejustoneotherperson,you’dbeabletosplitthecostsalmostperfectlyinhalf.Ifyouhavetwootherpeoplealong,takeitdowntoonethirdandsoon.Themorethemerrier.

SouthAfrica,$40/day

AnyhostelsinSouthAfricaareinbeautifulsettingsandeachhasauniquepersonality,andaffordabletoo.Foodcangetexpensive.Tosavemoney,cookyourownfood.Grocerystoresareplentifulandhavereasonableprices.Byatleastcookingyourownbreakfast,youcansavealotofmoney.Thebest（andpossiblycheapest）waytogetaroundthecountryistorentacarandsharewith3otherpeople.Mealscost

$12–$15perday.

21.WhatmakesRomaniadifferentfromtheotherplaces?

A.Nicehostels.

B.Deliciousfood.

C.Less-visitedtowns.

D.Cheaptransportation.

22.WhatmaytheauthorrecommendfortravellinginSouthAfrica?

A.Driveyourowncars.

B.Cookyourownlunches.

C.Stayinexcellenthotels.

D.Finduniquetravelpartners.

23.Whatfeaturedothefourdestinationsshare?

A.They’refamousforhistoricalplaces.

B.They’rethebestplacesfortravelling.

C.Theyhaveconvenientpublictransportation.

D.They’regoodtravelchoicesforsavingmoney.

B

Hotdogs,peanuts,anorderlygreenfield:

SalMiyakeloveseverythingaboutherfirstbaseballgame

–alovesharedbyauthorScottSimonasakidatWrigleyFieldinChicago,Illinois.

SalisthemaincharacterinSimon’sfirstkidsnovel,SunnysidePlaza.Tocreateherworld,Simonmadeuseofhisjobatahalfwayhousewhenhewas19yearsold.Hecaredforadultswithmentaldisabilities.Workingtheeveningshift,hemadesuretheybrushedtheirteethandtooktheirmedicinebeforebedtime.

“AllmylifeI’vewantedtowriteaboutthatexperience,”saidSimon,ajournalistwhohostsWeekendEditionSaturdayforaradiostation.Hesaidthejobchangedhislife.

LikeSimon’slong-agoclients,Sallivesinahomeforadultswithmentalchallenges.It’scalledSunnysidePlaza.Saliskindandhard-working,andshehelpsthecookinthekitcheneveryday.Sheisalsoveryobservant.Salmaynotbeabletoread,butshenoticesdetailsthatothersoftenmiss.WhensomeofherSunnysidefriendsbegintodie,Saltriestofigureoutwhy.Becauseofherdisability,peopledon’talwaystakeherseriously,butothershelp,sometimesinsurprisingways.

Atthehalfwayhouse,“Ienjoyedgettingtoknowpeoplewhoatfirstsightseemedaworldawayfromme,”saidSimon.“ThenIrealizedhowmuchwehadincommon.Wetalkedandjoked.Ilikedspendingtimewiththem.”OneofSimon’sfavoritememories:

taking12oftheresidentstoaChicagoCubsbaseballgame,wheretheiramazementmirrorsSal’sinthebook.

SimonbasedSalonseveralpeopleheknew,andhedidadditionalresearchtomakesurehervoiceandviewpointarebelievable.“Iwantedtogetallthisright,”saidSimon.“Thebooksyoureadwhenyou’reyoungreallystaywithyou.”Forhim,thismeanttheclassicshismotherguidedhimto,includinghisfavoritesBlackBeautybyAnnaSewellandATaleofTwoCitiesbyCharlesDickens.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutSalMiyakefromthetext?

A.SheresemblesSimoninpersonality.

B.Sheisanimaginarypersoninafiction.

C.ShelovesplayingbaseballwithSimon.

D.SheworksinSunnysidePlazaasSimondid.

25.WhatdoesSimonthinkofhisjobatthehalfwayhouse?

A.Ameansofearninghisliving.

B.Achancetomakeforeignfriends.

C.Aplatformtoimprovehisbaseballskills.

D.Anexperienceinfluencinghislifegreatly.

26.WhatcanbelearnedaboutthenovelSunnysidePlaza?

A.ItreflectsSimon’sworkingexperience.

B.ItsmaincharacterwasbasedonSimon.

C.ItwaswritteninmemoryofSimon’smother.

D.Ithasencouragedthousandsofdisabledmen.

27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ClassicsReadingMakesaGreatWriter

B.WorkingExperiencesChangeYourView

C.Life-changingJobInspiresFirstKidsNovel

D.HelpingtheDisabledBringsYouHappiness

C

LifeexpectancyintheUnitedStateshasbeenindeclineforthefirsttimeindecades,andpublichealthofficialshaveidentifiedaseriesofpotentialcauses,includinginaccessiblehealthcare,risingdrugaddictionandratesofmentalhealthdisorders,andsocio-economicfactors.Now,astudyledbytheYaleSchoolofMedicinehasattemptedtofindouttherelativeimpactoftwofactorsmostoftenlinkedtolifeexpectancy–raceandeducation–bylookingatdataabout5,114blackandwhiteparticipantsinfourU.S.cities.

Thelivesanddeathsamongthisgroupofpeople–whotookpartinthestudyapproximately30yearsagowhentheywereintheirearly20s–showthatthelevelofeducation,andnotrace,isthebestpredictorofwhowilllivethelongest.

Amongthe5,114peoplefollowedinthestudy,395haddied.Thesedeathswereoccurringinworking-agepeople,oftenwithchildren,beforetheageof60.Theratesofdeathamongparticipantsinthisgroupdidclearlyshowracialdifferences,withapproximately9%ofblacksdyingatanearlyagecomparedto6%ofwhites.Therewerealsodifferencesincausesofdeathbyrace.Forinstance,blackmenweresignificantlymorelikelytodieofmurderandwhitemenfromAIDS.Themostcommoncausesofdeathacrossallgroupsovertimewerecardiovasculardiseaseandcancer.

Buttherewerealsoobviousdifferencesinratesofdeathbyeducationlevel.Approximately13%ofparticipantswithahighschooldegreeorlesseducationdiedcomparedwithonlyapproximately5%ofcollegegraduates.

Strikingly,whenlookingatraceandeducationatthesametime,theresearchersfoundthatdifferencesrelatedtoracealmostdisappeared:

13.5%ofblacksubjectsand13.2%ofwhitesubjectswithahighschooldegreeorlessdiedduringthecourseofthestudy.Bycontrast,5.9%ofblacksubjectsand4.3%ofwhiteswithcollegedegreeshaddied.

Therefore,improvingoverallqualityofeducationissomethingtangiblethatcanhelpreverse（扭转）

thistroublingtrendinreductionoflifeexpectancyamongmiddle-agedadults.

28.Whatcanwelearnabouttheparticipantsinthestudy?

A.Thewhitesaremoreaggressive.

B.Thewhitesgothighereducation.

C.Moreblacksthanwhitesdiedyoung.

D.Morewhitesthanblacksdiedofcancer.

29.Comparedwitheducation,theinfluenceofraceondeathratesis.

A.significantB.unnoticeableC.growingD.long-lasting

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tangible”probablymean?

A.Realistic.B.Creative.C.Challenging.D.Temporary.

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheresearchfindings？

A.Peoplecangetsmartthroughlearning.

B.Oneshouldnotdiscriminateotherraces.

C.Peopledon’tenjoyequalrightsforeducation.

D.Onecanlivelongerbygettingmoreeducation.

D

Asthecoronavirusspreads,remoteworkarrangementspreservecontinuityandallowpeopletostaybusydoingsomethingfamiliarduringatimeofcrisis.Atfirstglance,telecommuting（远程办公）mightnotseemsobad.

Whileitworkswellforsome,itdoesn’tforeveryone.Workingremotelyhaswidespreadnegativeconsequences,includingpeoplespendingtimeworkingthattheymightotherwisehavespentwithfamilyorfriends–becausetheycaneasilycrosstheirwork-lifeboundaries,theyendupworkinglongerhours.

Peoplewhotelecommutemayalsohavetroublefreeingthemselvesfromworkandfromthetechnologythatenablesit,whichcontributestotheharmfulconsequencesofreducingface-to-facetimeandpersonalinteractions.Whenhumansrelyontechnology,wemayforgethowessentialtheseinteractionsaretohumanhappiness.

Asauniversityprofessor,mydaysconsistofsocialinteractionswithstudentsandcolleagues.Igenerallyfindthoseconversationsandtheresultingrelationshipsinspiringandrewarding.Thecoronavirussituationmeansthatcountlessteacherslikemefacethepossibilityofstandinginfrontofacamerainsteadofaclassroom.I’dpreferdoingthattocancelingclass,butIcan’thelpwonderingwhethermyjob,alongwithsomanyothers,isabouttoexperienceagreatandpotentiallypermanentchange.

Iwonderhowmanyfacultymembersmightbelaidoffiftheuniversitydecidesteachingremotelyisgoodenough,orhowmanypeoplewillbeletgowhentheirbossesrealizetheydon’tneedtoshowupeveryday,