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北京市东城区届高三英语下学期综合练习二模试题二
北京市东城区2020届高三英语下学期综合练习(二模)试题
(二)
2020.6
本试卷共10页,共120分。
考试时长100分钟。
考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。
考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分:
知识运用(共两节,45分)
第一节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。
在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
Asachildgrowingup1England,JamesReynoldswasalwaysexcitedbythunderstorms.Now,herunsstraighttowardsthemasa“stormchaser”.Specialisinginhurricanesandvolcanoes,ReynoldstravelstheworldtoshootpicturesofEarth’smostextremeweatherevents.ThepicturesareusedbyTVnewschannelsaroundtheworld.It’sa2(danger)jobthough.Hehasalmostbeenhitbyflyingwindowframestwiceinthepast183(month).However,hesaysthechaseisalwaysworthitfortheplaceshehasbeentoandthebrilliantpeoplehehasmetalongtheway.
B
AmateurexplorershavefoundwhatmayhavebeenthelastundiscoveredislandonEarth.Theislandisroundandaboutthreequartersofamilewide.ItsitsinthenorthernPacificandisaplace4it’sneithertoohotnortoocold.It’salmostcompletelyflatandrocky.Theisland’sonlydistinguishingfeatureisaslighthillontheeasternside.Afterspottingthehiddenpieceoflandin5firstlookedlikeane-mapfault,thegroupoffriends6(set)outinaboattoconfirmwhatthey’dfound.They’renowrunninganonlinecontesttonametheisland.
C
Poetryisabeautifulartform.Itspowerliesintheabilitytotransformordinaryexperiencesbycapturing(捕捉)amomentoremotion.7(write)poetryisaprivilegeandstruggle,inpartbecauseweneedtocreatein8(we)anewwayofobservingtheworld,capturingmicroscopicmomentsasmaterialsforourwork.Mostofourtimeatthedesk9(spend)wrestlingwithourimagination,andweknowthatasuccessfulpoemarrivesonthebackoffailure.Therearemomentswhenanideawillnottranslateontopaper.Yet,failureisgood,becauseevery10(abandon)linewepainstakinglyremovepreparesusfortheripepoemaroundthecorner.
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
SavingaTigerNamedCinderella
OnanicydayinFebruary2012,twohuntersineasternRussiadiscoveredalimpbundleoffurlyinginthesnow.Itwasanorphanedcub(幼虎)!
Thecubhadn’teatenindays,andwas11enoughforthehuntersjusttopickherup.Dr.DaleMiquelle,directoroftheWildlifeConservationSociety’sRussiaProgram,said,“Ahealthytigercub,evenathree-month-oldone,wouldgiveyoureasonto12beforeyoustuckyourhandtooclosetoitsteethandclaws.Butthiscubhadno
13leftinher.”
Thehunterswrappedthecubinacoatand14hertoalocalwildlifeinspector,AndreyOryol.Overthefollowingweeks,Oryol15theorphanedcubbacktohealth.Butnowhehadanewproblem:
Whatcouldhedowithan16three-month-oldtiger?
ThecubwasanAmurtiger.17asmallnumberofAmurtigersremainedinthewild,soscientistswantedtoreturn18cubstotheirnaturalhabitat.Theorphanedcubwastakentoanewwildlifecenter.Thecenterwasdesignedforraisingwildanimalswithout19themtopeople.Ituseshiddencamerasandcoveredfencestokeepworkersoutof20.Thatway,theanimalsdon’tbecome21onhumans.
Thecub,nownamedCinderella,becamethecenter’sfirsttiger.Overthenextyear,shegrewintoabig,healthytigress.Inthecenter,shelearnedtohunt.Bythespringof2013,expertsagreedshewas22toreturntothewild.
Theychosetheperfectnew23fortheirtigerprincess:
theBastakNatureReserve.Duringthenexttwoyears,researcherswatchedCinderella’s24.Theysetupcamerastosnapphotos.WhenCinderellapassedinfrontofoneofthesecamera25,ittookherpicture.Cinderellanotonly26,butgrewhealthyandstrong.
Then,inDecember2015,thecameras27excitingnews:
Cinderellahadbecomeamother!
Forthefirsttimeever,atigerthathumanshad28andreturnedtothewildhadgivenbirthtotwocubsofherown.
Tigersaresomeofthemostadmiredanimalsonourplanet,buttheyarealso29.ThankstotheworkofconservationistslikeDr.Miquelle,thereisnew30forthesemagnificentcats.
11.A.weakB.paleC.sleepyD.lazy
12.A.hideB.hurtC.wonderD.pause
13.A.mercyB.effortC.willD.fight
14.A.deliveredB.returnedC.guidedD.reported
15.A.taughtB.pulledC.nursedD.trained
16.A.intelligentB.energeticC.excitedD.amazing
17.A.AlmostB.StillC.EvenD.Only
18.A.newly-bornB.rescuedC.woundedD.hunted
19.A.exposingB.sendingC.offeringD.selling
20.A.placeB.sightC.orderD.mind
21.A.concentratedB.defensiveC.dependentD.keen
22.A.welcomeB.interestedC.readyD.eager
23.A.continentB.neighborhoodC.borderD.kingdom
24.A.progressB.reactionC.appearanceD.habitat
25.A.typesB.trapsC.shotsD.scenes
26.A.succeededB.recoveredC.survivedD.explored
27.A.editedB.expectedC.preparedD.revealed
28.A.witnessedB.tradedC.raisedD.examined
29.A.endangeredB.dominatedC.preservedD.stressed
30.A.loveB.hopeC.homeD.help
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
INVITATIONFORYOUTH
TOSUBMITVIDEOS
TOTHEUNITEDNATIONS
FORTHEINTERNATIONALDAYOFPEACE
TheEducationOutreachSectionoftheUnitedNationsDepartmentofPublicInformationinvitesyoungpeoplefromaroundtheworldbetweentheagesof15and24tosubmit10-to15-secondvideosinEnglishonhowtheSustainableDevelopmentGoalscanbuildpeace.Whenmakingyourvideos,thinkaboutwhyendingpoverty,addressingclimatechange,forgingequalityandensuringaccesstoeducationareimportanttocreatingamorepeacefulworld.
ThemostengagingvideoswillbefeaturedontheUnitedNationsInternationalDayofPeaceYouTubechannel.SomewillevenbeshownatanofficialeventatUnitedNationsHeadquartersinNewYorkon16September.
Wewillbepostingselectedclipsatfrom13June(thestartofthe100-daycountdown)through21September,theInternationalDayofPeace.
Whenyoumakeyourvideo,pleasestateyournameandcountryatthebeginning.Andrememberthatallvideosshouldbeappropriateforyoungeraudiences.
We’llbeacceptingyoursubmissionsfromnowuntil1September.Sostartsendingyourvideostounitednationspeaceday@today!
Background:
TheInternationalDayofPeacefallson21September.TheGeneralAssemblyhasdeclaredthisasadaydevotedtostrengtheningtheidealsofpeace,bothwithinandamongallnationsandpeoples.Everyyearonthisday,theUnitedNationscallsonthepeopleoftheworldtoremembertheircommonhumanityandjointogethertobuildafuturefreeofconflicts.Thethemeforthisyear,“TheSustainableDevelopmentGoals:
BuildingBlocksforPeace”,highlightshowendingpoverty,protectingtheplanetandensuringprosperityforeveryoneallcontributetoglobalharmony.TheSustainableGoalscoverabroadrangeofissues,includingpoverty,hunger,health,education,climatechange,genderequality,water,sanitation,energy,environmentandsocialjustice.
MoreinformationontheInternationalDayofPeaceandtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals:
http:
//www.un.org/en/events/peaceday.
31.Theparticipantsshould______.
A.beatleasttwenty-fouryearsold
B.uploadclipsontotheappointedwebsite
C.comeupwithsolutionstoglobalproblems
D.submitthevideosnolaterthan1September
32.Whatmightbetheproperwordstostartthevideo?
A.MynameisJimena,andI’mfromPeru.
B.Hello,I’dliketointroducetheeventfirst.
C.TodayIwanttosaysomethingtoyoungaudiences.
D.Whatisthekeytocreatingamorepeacefulworld?
33.Oncechosen,thevideowillbe____.
A.putonaYouTubechannel
B.postedonthewebforoneyear
C.shownatthetheaterinNewYork
D.filmedontheInternationalDayofPeace
34.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheactivity?
A.Tocollectvideomaterialsforthewebsites.
B.Toraiseyoungpeople’sconcernaboutworldpeace.
C.Todrawattentiontotheeducationofthenextgeneration.
D.TopopularizetheInternationalDayofPeaceamongtheyouth.
B
It’saSaturdaynight,thekidsareasleepandwehavenoplans.Beforewefallintoourroutineandwatchamovie,Itrytotalkmyhusbandintoplayingacardgame.Unconvinced,hecontinuestappingawayonhisphone.Butjustbeforedisappearingintothesocialmediarabbithole,hehasanidea.Helooksovermeandsuggests,“Whydon’twetrycallingoneofourfriends?
”
Ilookathimwithraisedbrows,asifhissuggestionissomewhatridiculousandperhapsevensociallyunacceptable.Youcan’tjustcallsomeoneoutofthebluenow…right?
ButthenIthinkagainandrealizethatatonepointintime,inthenotsodistantpast,thiswasthenorm.Ispentmyearlyteenageyearsconnectingwithfriendsthroughaphonethatwasconnectedtoawall.Itwasn’t“smart”,butitallowedmetokeepintouchwiththelatestgossipandnews.Wewouldchatforhours,sometimeswhileIhidundermyblanketinordertoavoidthechanceofbeingcaughtbymyparents.
Icouldevenmemorizethephonenumbersoflovedonesthen.WhileIdidownanaddressbook—andtherewasalwaystheWhitePages,whereyoucouldlookpeopleupbytheirnames—Ihadthecontactdetailsofspecialfriends,firstlovesandfamilymemberscommittedtomemory.Iguessthesedays,theywouldbeonmy“Favorites”listinmysmartphone.
Today,manyofmy“favorite”peoplearefollowedfromadistancethroughsocialmedia,andeventheyveryra