届郑州第四中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析.docx

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届郑州第四中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析

2020届郑州第四中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析

第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Doyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouhavemadearealdifferenceinsomeone’slife?

Ifyes,don’tcareaboutsexorage!

Comeandjoinus,thenyou’llmakeit!

Position:

VolunteerSocialCareAssistant（NoPaywithFreeMeals）

Place:

Manchester

Hours:

PartTime

Wearenowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!

Only4daysleft.Don’tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!

Role:

Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.Butyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.

SkillsandExperienceRequired:

Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou’llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.

1.Thetextismeantto_________.

A.carryanadB.sendaninvitation

C.presentadocumentD.leaveanote

2.Thevolunteers’primaryresponsibilityistohelppeoplewithlearningdisabilities__________.

A.tolearnnewlivingskillsB.togetsomefinancialsupport

C.toproperlyprotectthemselvesD.torealizetheirownimportance

3.Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?

A.Theonewhocandriveacar.

B.TheonewhocanspeakEnglishfluently.

C.Theonewhohasrelevantworkexperience.

D.Theonewhohasthepatiencetolistentoothers.

B

Thosewhoareconcernedthatrobotsaretakingovertheworldcanresteasy—fornow.Thoughtheandroidshaveprovedusefulatperformingordinarytasks,theyarenotreadyforthegreatesttime.AtleastthatappearstobethecaseatJapan’sHenn-naHotelchainwhereoverhalfoftherobotstaffarebeingreplacedbyhumans.

ThefirstlocationoftheuniquehotelopenedinJuly2015wasatNagasaki’sHuisTenBoschThemePark.Thehotel’sowner,HideoSawada,promisedthehoteltobemanagedprimarilybyrobots.Guestsweregreetedandchecked-inbyadinosaurrobot,whileacuteandroidcalledChuri,placedinsideeachroom,providedinformationaboutattractions.Notsurprisingly,thelodging,recognizedin2016astheworld’sfirstrobot-staffedhotelbyGuinnessWorldRecords,drewincuriousvisitorsfromallaroundtheworld.

Butastheyearshavepassed,thehotel’smaindrawisbecominglessnovelandmoreunsatisfactory.Alsoastherobotsare“aging”,theyarecostingmoretorepair.Amongthe283androidsbeingreplacedarethechain’stwodinosaurreceptionists.Inadditiontoscaringyoungguests,theyarealsounabletophotocopyguests’passports,forcinghumanemployeestostepineachtime.AlsooutarethecuteChurirobots,whichannoyedguestsbyinterruptingtheirconversations.Forexample,oneguesttoldTheWallStreetJournalthatChurimistookhissnoringforacommandandkeptaskinghimtorepeathisrequestallnight.

SawadatoldTheWallStreetJournal,“Whenyouactuallyuserobotsyourealizethereareplaceswheretheyaren’tneeded—orjustannoypeople.”WhileSawadamaybecuttingbackonhisuseofandroids,therecently-openedSmartLYZHotelandtheFlyZooHotelinChina,arerunentirelybyrobots,withnotahumaninsight.Whethertheemployeeshavemorecompetencethanthose“hired”bytheHenn-naHotelchainremainstobeseen.

4.WhatmakesJapan’sHenn-naHotelunique?

A.Itsrobotemployees.B.Itsadvancedequipment.

C.Itsconvenientlocation.D.Itssuccessfulmanagement.

5.Whatistheauthor’spurposewiththeexampleinparagraph3?

A.Toentertainreaders.B.ToproveChuri’sdrawback.

C.TointroduceChuri’sfunctions.D.Topersuadepeoplenottobookthehotel.

6.WhatdoestheownerofJapan’sHenn-naHotelthinkofhisrobotstaffnow?

A.Attractive.B.Costly.

C.Pioneering.D.Disappointing.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.RobotsAreTakingOvertheWorld.

B.TheBoomofRobots-staffedHotel.

C.RobotStaffAreFiredForNoCompetence.

D.TheFirstRobots-staffedHotelWonGuinnessWorldRecord.

C

JanetFein,aged84,receivedherbachelor'sdegreefromtheUniversitylastweek,havingwaitedalongtimeforherchancetoreachthatgoal.

GrowingupintheBronxareaofNewYorkCity,Feinworkedatadressmanufactureraftergraduatingearlyattheageof16.Aftergettingmarried,shespent18yearsstayinghomewithherchildren.Sheheldseveraljobsthroughherlife,including20yearsasasecretaryatahospitaluntilherretirementatage77.

Feinhashadafulllife.Buteventhen,shewasnotreadytotakeiteasyandrestduringawell-earnedretirement.Shedecidedtomajorinsociologybecauseshefeltitwas“substantial.”

Feintookpartinastateprogramthatletspeoplewhoare65andoldertakefreeclassesatpublicuniversitiesinTexasandkeptgoingtoclassevenasherhealthconditionsworsened.Duringherstudies,itbecamenecessaryforhertouseawalkertogetaroundandsherequiredoxygen.Shealsodevelopedkneeproblems.So,Feintookonlineclassestofinishthelastpartofherdegreerequirements.

SheilaRollerson,Fein'scollegeadvisor,andCarol,theprofessortoldthemediathatFeinnevershowedsignsofgivingupevenwithallofherdifficulties.Shewouldspeakupalotinclassanditjustmadeforamoreinterestingclass.

FeinhasalsoinspiredReneeBrown,oneofFein'scaregivers.At53,Reneeplanstobeginnursingschooltofurtherhercareer.“Renee,youcandoit.IfIcandoityoucandoit,andyouwillfeelsogoodaboutit,”BrownrememberswhatFeintoldher.

8.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.JanetFein'sgrowthB.JanetFein'saimC.JanetFein'sjobexperiencesD.JanetFein'sregrets

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“substantial”inparagraph3referto?

A.InterestingB.Valuable

C.EasyD.Affordable

10.WhatcanbelearnedaboutFeinaccordingtothepassage?

A.Feinlivedonlittlemoneyafterherretirement.

B.Feinhadaproblemwithherarmswhileatuniversities.

C.TheInternetplayedaroleinFein'suniversityeducation.

D.ThegoodhealthhelpedFeingetherbachelor'sdegree.

11.WhatisJanetFeinlikeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hardworkingandhumorous.B.Determinedandgenerous.

C.Positiveandpatient.D.Inspiringandperseverant.

D

WeaskedfourpeoplewhowatchedanonlinetalkontechnologyandcommunicationbySherryTurklefortheiropinions.

Fred:

Thetalkcertainlygavemeplentyoffoodforthoughtabouthowtechnologyischangingourbehaviour.Peopleareconstantlymultitasking,whetheritbeemailingduringmeetingsortextinginthecheckoutqueue.It’sasifwecan’tbeartomissoutonwhatouronlinefriendsareupto,sowejuggletherealandonlineworld.Mygreatestconcernisthatwedon’tgiveourbrainsachancetoswitchoff.It’sthesepreciousmomentswhenweactuallyprocessinformationthathelpsusmakeimportantdecisions.

Jeremy:

Itwasafascinatingtalkandthespeakerreallyhitthenailontheheadwithacoupleofthings.Takeparentalinfluence,forinstance.Howcanweexpectteenagersnottotextwhiledoingtheirhomeworkwhentheywitnesstheirparentspostingonsocialmediawhilecookingtheeveningmealorwaitingataredlight?

Kath:

Somuchofwhatthespeakersaidrangtrue.Ihonestlybelievethere’sadangerthatthemoreconnectedweare,themoreisolatedwefeel.Idon’tthinkthisissuchanissueformygenerationwho’velivedwithouttechnologyforsolong.Weknowhowtobealone.Buttheunder20sareanotherkettleoffish.They’resobusycommunicatingthattheyneverexperiencethefeelingofsolitudeandruntheriskofnotlearninghowtoenjoytheirowncompany.

Carl:

I’mnotsuretowhatextentIagreethatpeoplearemorealone,butthewaywecommunicatehascertainlyevolved.Thespeakermakesagoodpointabouthowwe’regettingusedtotalkingwithmachineslikeSiriorrobots,whicharetotallylackofexperienceofhumanlife.Butdespitesuchlimitations,weseemtobeexpectingmorefromtechnologyandlessfromeachother.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thesepreciousmoments”inparagraph2referto?

A.Whenourbrainsarefree.B.Whenweemailingduringmeeting.

C.Whenwetextinginthecheckoutqueue.D.Whenwejuggletherealandonlineworld.

13.WhatsuggestionmayJeremygivetotheparents?

A.Accompanytheirchildrenwhentheyaredoinghomework.

B.Preventtheirchildrenusingphonewhiledoinghomework.

C.Setagoodexamplefortheirchildrenonusingphoneproperly.

D.Stoppostingonsocialmediainfaceoftheirchildren.

14.WhatdoesKathworryabouttheunder20sgeneration?

A.Theycommunicatemorewithothers.B.Theyusemoretechnology.

C.It’sdifficultforthemtofindcompanies.D.Theydon’tknowhowtobealone.

15.WhatisCarl’sattitudetowardstheuseoftechnologyincommunication?

A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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

Homeimprovementisn'tjustaboutaddingnewvaluetoyourproperty.Ifyoumaketherightinvestmentdecisions,youcanalsouseyourhomeimprovementdecisionstoimproveyourqualityoflife.

Commonchangeslikereplacingyourkitchenandbathroomcanbeagoodideaforsomehomeowners.____16____Ifyou'vebeenlookingforawaytoupdateyourpropertyforawhilenow,wehavesomefunideasthatcouldbeperfectforyourlifestyle.

Convertyourgarageintoanentertainmentroom

Convertingyourgarageintoanen