届高三英语第二次联考试题及答案.docx

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届高三英语第二次联考试题及答案

2020届高三英语第二次联考试题及答案

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

Whatareyouwaitingfor?

Anewseriesofmoviesshownthisyearcan’tbemissed.Haveyouenjoyedthemalready?

FrozenII

Frozenwasthehighestgrossing（票房）animatedfilmever.InFrozenIIElsa,Anna,OlafandKristleftoffArendelletoseekthesourceofElsa’sicymagic.Althoughthemillionsofchildrenwholovedthefirstfilmareoldernow,theymightgiveitareception.

LastChristmas

Afestiveromanticcomedy,EmiliaClarkestarsinLastChristmasasBridgetJonesy,ashopassistant,whoselifeinLondonisamess,andHenryGoldingastheeligiblebachelor（黄金单身汉）whotidiesitup.Thefilm’sdirector,PaulFeig,andco-writer,EmmaThompson,promisethatthefilmisworthexpecting.

ABeautifulDayintheNeighborhood

TomHanksstarsinABeautifulDayintheNeighborhoodastheonlyAmericancelebrity（名人）morefamousthanheis.AsthehostofMisterRogers’Neighborhoodformorethan30years,FredRogersisalegendofpre-schoolchildren’stelevision,whichappealstoalargeaudience.

Charlie’sAngels

Hollywoodactionmoviesstarringwomenarerare.Buthaveyouseenamoviestarred,writtenanddirectedbywomen,too?

Charlie’sAngelsisoneofthefirst.Areboot（翻拍）ofthe1970sTVseries,nottomentionthetwofilmsfrom2000and2003,thenewversionisdirectedbyElizabethBanks.ShealsoplaysBosley,oneofthefemaledetectiveswhoareemployedbyCharlesTownsendtogoonglobaladventures.

1.Whichmoviebecamethemostpopularcartoonfilmthisyear?

A.FrozenII.B.LastChristmas.

C.ABeautifulDayintheNeighborhood.D.Charlie’sAngels.

2.WhichcharacterworksonaTVstation?

A.Krist.B.EmiliaClarke.

C.FredRogers.D.Bosley.

3.Whichactionmoviewasdirectedandstarredbyawoman?

A.FrozenII.B.LastChristmas.

C.ABeautifulDayintheNeighborhood.D.Charlie’sAngels.

B

TwoyoungbrothersfromMalden.MassachusettswereinthespotlightThursdayafterbeingnamed“heroes"byanationalorganizationthatrecognizesyoungpeopledoinggreatthings.FortheBennettbrothers,thegoaloftheirworkisnothinglessthanhelpingresearchersfindacureforcancer.Andtheirinspirationcamefromafriend.

Thirteen-year-oldHanyBennettandhisnine-year-oldbrotherHeathruntheirbusinessoutoftheirfamilykitchen."We'remakinglipbalm（润唇膏），"Harrysays.Theygottheideatwoyearsagowhentheirfriend,Timmy,wasdiagnosed（诊断）withcancer.brotherswantedtodosomething.Welearnedthatcancerpatients（lipsandskincangetreallydrybecauseofchemotherapy（化疗），Hanysays.

Alightbulbwentoffinbothoftheiryoungheads,and"BennettBrothersBalmwasborn."Wemakelipbalm,whichiskindoflikeourmainproduct/saysHeath.Theyalsomakeandselldifferentbodybalms,allnatural,allhandmade,whiletheprofitsbenefitcancerresearch."We'veraisedS15,000/Heathsays.

Andwiththegreatoptimismofchildren,theydon'tjustwanttohelp；theywonttowin.Wewanttofindacure.Wewanttohelpdoctorsfindacure,Harryexplains,ThebrothersarealsoGeldingateamfortheLighttheNightWalk,tofightcancer.

"Ithinkit'sgreattoraisemoneyandhelppeoplewhohavecancer,"saysHeath.Theirparentsplayabigroleaswell,butit'stheboyswhoprovidethemostenthusiasmwithamessagewecanalllearnfrom."Ifyouwanttodosomething...doit,"Harrysays."Ijustfeelverygladthatwe'rehelping.Itfeelsverygood”，addsHeath.

HarnandHeathjustreceivedtheS10,000GloriaBarronPrizeforYoungHeroes.Hwyintendtosavesomeofilforcollege,investsomeofitintheirbusinessandgivetheresttocharity.AndtheirfriendTimmy?

"He'sdoinggreat.He'sallbetter,Harrysays.

4.WhatencouragedtheBennettbrotherstomakelipbalmatfirst?

A.Helpingafriendwithcancer.B.Findingacureforcancer.

C.Raisingpublicawarenessofcancer.D.Collectingmoneyforcancerpatients.

5.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mean?

A.Thetwobrothersfinishedtheirfirstproduct.

B.Thetwobrotherscameupwithanidea.

C.Thetwobrothersstruggledforastress-freelife.

D.Thetwobrothersfoundaneffectivewaytostudy.

6.WhatdotheBennettbrothersthinkoftheirwork?

A.Itisquitecompetitive.B.Itiswellworthwhile.

C.Itfailstosatisfytheirparents.D.lthelpsthemmakeabigprofit.

7.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotelluswiththetwobrothers'story?

A.Greatmindsthinkalike.

B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

C.Youngkidscanmakeabigdifference.

D.Thelongestjourneybeginswiththefirststep.

C

Nostalgia（怀旧）hasbecomeincreasinglycommoninourcurrentclimateofaccelerated,unexpectedchange.MoreandmoreAmericansareturningbackwithlongingtowhatfeelslikesimpler,sweetertimes.Theycollectcassettetapes,manualtypewritersevendecades-oldvideogames.

Isitamistaketogettooobsessedwiththepast?

Somepsychologistswarnthattoomuchdevotiontotheso-calledgoodolddaysisanescapefromreality;itcanindicatelonelinessorthatapersonishavingadifficulttimecopinginthepresent.PsychologistStephanieCoontzarguesthatnostalgiadistractsusfromaddressingtheproblemsofmodernlifeandcontributetoanxiety,depression,insomniaetc.

Butnewstudiessuggestthatamodestdoseofnostalgiaisnotonlyharmless,butactuallybeneficial.Theysuggestithelpsstrengthenoursenseofidentityandmakesusfeelmoreoptimisticandinspired.Itisalsoatoolforself—discoveryandmemoriesareapsychologicalimmuneresponsethatistriggeredwhenyouwanttotakeabreakfromnegativity.Interestingly,thosehappymemoriescanbeparticularlybeneficialbothtokidsintheirteensandtosociety'selders.Recallingourchildhoodremindsusof“thetimeswhenwewereacceptedandlovedunconditionally,"saysKrystineBatcho,apsychologist."Thatissuchapowerfullycomfortingphenomenon,knowingthattherewasatimeinlifewhenwedidn'thavetoearnourlove."Nostalgiacantransformeventhemostordinarypastintolegendswhichwarmstheheartandthebody.Let'snotforgetthatnostalgiahasbeenasourceofinspirationtoinnumerableAmericanwriters.MarkTwainrecalledhisboyhood,writing,"afteralltheseyears,Icanpicturethatoldtimetomyselfnow,justasitwasthen：

Thewhitetowndrowsinginthesunshineofasummer'smorning."

Sogoahead,daydreamalittleaboutyourbestchildhoodfriend,yourfirstcar,along-gonefamilypct.AsDr.Sedikidessays，"Nostalgiaislycentraltohumanexperience."Butatthesametime,keepthesewordsofwisdomfromthegreatinventorCharlesKetteringinmindaswell：

"Youcan'thaveabettertomorrowifyouarethinkingaboutyesterdayallthetime."

38.Whatdidsomepsychologistsinparagraph2probablyagree?

A.Nostalgiawillcausesomementalproblems.

B.Nostalgiamakesusdevotedtothegoodolddays.

C.Nostalgiashowsyouaretryingtogetridofloneliness.

D.Nostalgiahelpsuscopewiththedifficulttimewearegoingthrough.

9.Therearemanybenefitsofnostalgiaexcept________

A.Itcanenableustoknowourselvesbetter.

B.Itcanbringussomecomfortwhenwerecall.

C.Wearelikelytogainattentionifwerecallthehappychildhood.

D.Wecansometimesbreakawayfromnegativitywithhappymemories.

10.Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Thebadinfluenceoftoomuchdevotiontonostalgia.

B.Thereasonswhyweshouldavoidnostalgia.

C.Thebadmemoriesthatalwaysstickaroundyou.

D.Thegreatchangesnostalgiawillbringtoyou.

11.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Weallhaveasoftspotfornostalgia.

B.Nostalgiaisactuallygoodforyou.

C.Don'tbecarriedawaybynostalgia.

D.Therearemanytimeswhenweliketorecall.

D

Atanymoment,abouthalftheworld’spopulationiswearingdenim（牛仔布）clothes.Butfewrealizetinybitsofdenimhavebeenaddinguptoasurprisingamountofpollutioninwater,asanewstudyshows.

SamAthey,oneofthestudy’sauthors,says,“Eventhoughdenimismadeofanaturalmaterial—cotton,itcontainschemicals.”Cottonfibersweretreatedwithmanytypesofchemicals,shenotes.Someimproveitsdurabilityandfeel.Othersgivedenimitsdistinctivebluecolor1.

Atheyandherteamwashedjeansandfoundthatabout50,000microfiberscameofffromeachpairperwash.Notallofthosefibersmaketheirwayintotheenvironment.Wastewatertreatmentplantscatchabout83to99percentofthem.Catching99percentmaysoundprettygood.Butonepercentof50,000isstill500fibersperwash.Andsinceeverypairofjeansiswashedagainandagain,itstilladdsuptolotsofmicrofibersenteringthewaterenvironment.

Denimmicrofibersshowedupinsediment（沉淀物）fromtheGreatLakes.MoreofthesefiberspollutedaseriesofshallowlakesinsouthernOntario.TheyeventurnedupinsedimentfromtheArcticOceaninnorthernCanada.Theteamfounddenimaccountedfor12to23percentofmicrofibersinthesediment.Therewereothermicrofiberstoo.Buttheteamfocusedondenimbecausesomanypeoplewearjeans.

“Everyonewearsjeanssotheycouldbeourlargestinputofmicrofibersintoourstreamsandsoils,”Atheysays.“Aneasywaytolimitthatisbywashingourjeanslessoften.”Atheygrewupthinkingsheshouldwashherjeansafterwearingthemeverycoupleoftimes,butmostjeancompaniesrecommendwashingthemnomorethanonceamonth.“Thesolutionisnotthatyoushouldn’twearjeans,”shesays.“Weneedtobuyfewerdenimclothesandonlywashthemwhentheytrulyneedit.”

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Chemicalsarecontainedinnaturalcotton.

B.Chemicalscanmakedenimcolor