届河南省安阳市高三下学期第二次模拟英语试题带答案解析.docx

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届河南省安阳市高三下学期第二次模拟英语试题带答案解析

2020届河南省安阳市高三下学期第二次模拟

英语试题

Seattleishometooneofthebusiestports,somanyvisitorshaveashortwindowtocrowdinasmuchsightseeingaspossiblebeforegettingonaship.Herearefourattractionsyoucanseeinarush.

SpaceNeedle

RegularticketsfortheSpaceNeedleare$10cheaperfrom8:

00a.m.to9:

30a.m.Orderticketsinadvancesoyoucangostraightinlinefortheelevators.Atthetop,youcanreadfunfactsabouttheNeedleandinteractwithahuge,touchscreen“SkyPad”—-nottomentionadmiringincredible360-degreeviewsofthecity.

ChihulyGardenandGlass

LocatedrightnexttotheSpaceNeedle,thisexhibitfeaturestheworkofDaleChihuly.WalkthroughtheGlasshousetoseeoneofhislargestpieces:

a100-foot-longglasssculptureincolorsofred,orangeandyellow.OrderyourSpaceNeedleandChihulyticketstogetherforevenmoresavings.

PikePlaceMarket

JuststepsfromtheSpaceNeedle,youcangetonthebustothefamousPikePlaceMarket.Giveyourselfplentyoftimetoeatyourwaythroughthishugemarketplace.Mostplacesoffersamplessoyoucantryawidevarietyofsnacksbeforeyoubuy.

PostAlley

LocatedunderPikePlaceMarket,thisstreetishometoSeattle’sstickiestattraction:

theGumWall.Thistraditionstartedinthe1990s,whenpeoplewaitinginlineforPostAlley’sMarketTheaterwouldsticktheirchewedgumonthewall.Sincethen,thousandsofothershaveaddedtothecollection.Thewallwassweptcleanin2015,butyou’dneverknowitnow.Itmakesforagoodphotoopportunity—justdon’tgettooclose.

1．WhatcanyoudoattheSpaceNeedle?

A．Tastesomedelicioussnacks.B．OverlookthewholecityofSeattle.

C．Seeawonderfulglasssculpture.D．Takethefastestelevatorsintheworld.

2．WhatwasDaleChihuly?

A．Anartist.B．Anactor.

C．Anarchitect.D．Aprofessor.

3．WhatistheGumWallprobablylikenow?

A．Itisaplacetostickphotos.B．Itisascleanasotherwalls.

C．Itiscoveredbychewedgum.D．ItisapartofPikePlaceMarket.

DuringRick’sbirthin1962,hisbrainwasdamagedforoxygenlack.ThedoctorstoldDickHoytthattherewasnohopeofhissonbeinganythingmorethana“vegetable”.YetDickandhiswifeweredeterminedtoraisehimathome.

Atage13,Ricktoldhisfatherhewantedtoparticipateinafive-milebenefitrunforthedisabled.Dickwasnotarunner,butheagreedtopushRickthroughtheracecourseinhiswheelchair.Thatwaswhenasurprisingthinghappened.Duringtherun,Rickfeltasthoughhewasn’tdisabledanymore—hewassimplyoneoftherunners.ThisexperiencedeeplyaffectedDick,andhecommittedtorunninganincreasingnumberofeventswithhissonsothatRickcouldhavethisfeelingasoftenaspossible.

Atfirst,othercompetitorsoftentreatedthemasoutsidersandevenavoidedthem.Butgradually,whatbeganasawayforRickHoyttoexperienceinclusionandequalitybroadenedinitspurpose.Runningtogetherbecameawaytosendamessagethat,asRicksaid,everybodyshouldbeincludedineverydaylife.Thepair’sfirstBostonMarathonin1981finishedinthetopquarterofthefield,andshortlythereafter,attitudesbegantochange.Manyathleteswouldcomeuptothembeforetheracetowishthemluck.

The2013BostonMarathonwasthe31sttimetheHoytshadruntherace,anditwasalsotheirlastrace.Dickhasrunthousandsofmilestobewithandsupporthisson.TheirathleticpursuitshaveenrichedRick’slifeandhadapracticalbenefitforDick’slifeaswell:

Afteraheartattack,Dick’sdoctorstoldhimhemighthavedied15yearsearlierifheweren’tinsuchgoodshape.

4．WhatinspiredDicktokeeprunning?

A．Rickfelthewasahealthypersoninrunning.

B．Rickcouldraisemoneybytakingpartinrunning.

C．Rick’swishwastobeanexcellentrunneroneday.

D．Rickcouldrebuildhisbrainbyrunning.

5．WhatmessagedidtheHoytssendbyrunning?

A．Everyoneisapartoftheworld.B．Whatevermanhasdone,Imaydo.

C．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D．Goodthingscometothosewhowait.

6．Whatchangedothers’attitudestotheHoyts?

A．Theirtalentforrunning.B．Theirpurposeofrunning.

C．Theirdonationstorunners.D．Theirachievementinrunning.

7．HowlongdidtheHoytsinsistonraces?

A．31years.B．38years.

C．40years.D．53years.

What’sthedealwithnewwords?

Wheredotheycomefromandhowdotheygofromunknowntoofficial?

First,newwordshavetocirculateinculturetomakeitintothedictionary.Theyhavetobeusedandunderstood.Wordshaveamuchbetterchanceofgettingaddedtothedictionaryifyouseetheminprintorheartheminconversation.It’sactuallyafull-timejobtosearchpopularcommunicationtofigureoutwhatnewwordsaresurfacinginourvernacular（方言）.Lexicographersgettodecidewhichwordsmakeitintothedictionary,andtheydosobyreadingwidelyacrossindustriesanddisciplines.However,theyalsomakedecisionsaboutwhichidiomsmakeitin.

Dictionariescansometimesgetover1,000newwordsperyear.In2019theMerriam-Websteraddedover600inAprilandanother500+inSeptember.Afterlexicographersdecidewhichwordswillbeincluded,theywriteanewdefinition.Someexistingwordsalsogainadditionalmeanings,andthereareusuallythousandsofrevisions.Thedictionaryisaconstantlychangingwork-in-progress,justlikethelanguageitdescribesanddefines.Forinstance,theword“peak”recentlywentfrombeingjustasharp,pointedendtoalsobeingsomethingattheheightofpopularity.Occasionallyfakewordsactuallyendupinthedictionarybymistake.

Ifyouhaveawordthatyouthinkshouldbeinthedictionary,you’rewelcometogetintouchwiththelexicographersandsuggestit.However,thewordneedstobefairlypopular.Ithastohave“widespread,frequent,meaningfulusage”.Forinstance,OMGwasaddedtothedictionaryin2009afterlexicographershadobserveditingeneraluseforabout15years.

Newwordsspringfromnewtechnologiesanddisciplines,butthey’reveryofteninventedbyauthorsandwriterswholovelanguageandplaywithittocreatenewmeanings.OneofthegreatestcreatorswasWilliamShakespearewhocreatedover1,700newwordsoftenbyadaptingusageandusingnewcompounds.He’sresponsibleforwordslikeeyeball,excitement,fashionable,andlonely.“Hard-boiled”wasinventedbyMarkTwain.

8．Whatkindofnewwordscanbeincludedindictionaries?

A．Wordswhichhavebeenwidelyusedforlong.

B．Wordswhichwerecreatedbyfamouswriters.

C．Wordswhichhavebeenspokenbysomelocals.

D．Wordswhichfrequentlyappearinaprivateconversation.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Lexicographers”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A．Newwordcreators.B．Writersofadictionary.

C．Specialistsinlanguages.D．Historiansonancientcultures.

10．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofadictionary?

A．Quiteambiguous.B．Error-free.

C．Extremelyrigid.D．Graduallydeveloping.

11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．HowtheDictionaryIsRevised

B．HowNewWordsSpreadinCulture

C．HowWordsGetAddedtotheDictionary

D．HowNewWordsAreInventedbyFamousAuthors

TheProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment（PISA）—astudyofthetestscoresof15-year-oldsacross79countries—showedthatstudentsinEnglandperformedsignificantlybetterinmathsthan2015.PISAisconductedbytheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment（OECD）everythreeyears,andassessestheperformanceof15-year-oldsmainlyinreading,mathsandscience.

InEngland,theGovernmenthasprioritized（优先）climbinguptheleaguetablesinrecentyears.Thelatesttestswerecarriedoutlastyear,andshowedthatEnglandwasranked17inthetableformaths,upfrom26in2015.PupilsinEnglandalsooutperformedtheOECDaverageinreadingandscience.Onstudentwell-being,53percentof15-year-oldsacrosstheUKreportedthattheyaresatisfiedwiththeirlives—wellbelowthe67percentaverageacrosstheOECD．

TakingtheUKasawhole,whiletherewasonlyastatisticallysignificantimprovementinmaths,thecountrystillimproveditspositionrelativetoothercountriesacrossallthreeofthesubjectstestedbyPISA．Inreading,theUKwas14th,upfrom22ndthreeyearsago.InsciencetheUKwas14th,upfrom15th,andinmathstheUKroseto18thfrom27th.

Acrosstherestoftheleaguetables,EastAsiancountrieslikeChinaandSingaporecontinuedtobefarsuperior.Today’sresultsalsoshowedthatEstoniaoutperformedallthemajorEuropeaneconomies.

However,GeoffBarton,thegeneralsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,cautionedagainstconcludingtoomuchfromthefindings.Therearemanyeducationalandnon-educationalfactorswhichaffectperformanceanditisnoteasytofindhowthesehaveimpactedonyoungpeople’sattainmentinasetoftests.Whatisworrying,however,isthatthisanalysisshowsthatfewerstudentsintheUKaresatisfiedwiththeirlivesthantheOECDaverage.Itisclearthatmanyyoungpeoplefeelundergreatpressureinasocietyinwhichtherisksoftenseemveryhightothemintermsofachievingtheirgoals.

12．WhichaspectofEnglandisundertheaverageoftheOECD?

A．Reading.B．Science.

C．Well-being.D．Maths.

13．WhichstatementagreeswiththeUK’performanceinPISA?

A．TheUKdidworsethanbefore.

B．TheUKprogressedalittleinPISA．

C．TheUKhasn’tmadeanyimprovement.

D．TheUKpulledwellaheadoftherestcountries.

14．WhichofthefollowingcountriesalwaysholdsaleadingpositioninPISA?

A．China.B．Estonia.C．TheUK.D．England.

15．WhatdotheGeoffBarton’swordsmeaninthelastparagraph?

A．ThePISAresultsareunbelievableforeducators.

B．StudentsintheUKareinneedofmorepractice.

C．Educationqualitycan’t