山东省济南市2020届高三下学期4月模拟考试英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

1、 第 1 页 共 13 页 保密启用前 20202020 年高三模拟考试年高三模拟考试 英语试题英语试题 注意事项：注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座号、考号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改 动， 用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写 在本试卷上无 效。 3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50分） 第一节（共 15 小题;每小题 2. 5 分，满分 37. 5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出

2、最佳选项。 A If you want to learn why everything is usually cheaper, and what items are the best deals at your local or chain dollar or discount store, store employees have a lot of useful information. They tend to know what shoppers wanteven before shoppers know themselves. Everyone buys unnecessary thi

3、ngs Whether you shop at a chain dollar store such as Dollar Tree, Family Dollar or your local 99 cents store, not everything thats on sale is necessarily worth purchasing. Bryan Waring, a former Dollar Tree employee, says that youre not alone in buying more than necessary from these stores. “It seem

4、s basic, but everyone falls for this trap,“ he says. “You go into a store where everything is cheap, and you walk out with things you dont need.” He suggests going into a storeyes, even the dollar storewith a checklist of things you truly need. Everything is cheaper after the holiday season Patricia

5、, a seasonal worker at a Dollar Tree, says that the post-Christmas season means even more deals on everything from decorations to sweets. “After Christmas, all the gift wrap paper went to 50 cents, and all Christmas items were half price,” she says. “Even candy bars are 89 cents versus $ 1.“ Product

6、s are less expensive because of their size In order for dollar stores to keep their prices low, product sizes are usually smaller than normal, according to Cheapism. Dollar stores area t the only ones guilty of this trick. Cheapism also reports Walmart is guilty of doing the same thing to attract cu

7、stomers. 1. What is Bryans advice against buying unnecessary things? A. Making a purchase alone. B .Writing a to-buy list ahead. C. Shopping at your local store. D. Buying basic things separately. 第 2 页 共 13 页 2. Which of the following is a better time for shopping according to Patricia? A. In the C

8、hristmas sales. B. At a particular discount. C. After the Christmas season. D. During some holiday seasons. 3. How do stores make their products cheaper? A. By reducing product sizes. B. By lowering product costs. C. By adopting discount strategies. D. By attracting more customers. B It was just a n

9、ormal day for Ruth Miller, a 63-year-old woman until everything went horribly wrong. She was walking to her car after shopping when the unthinkable happened. Right as she was unlocking her car, a man quickly came up behind her and tried to wrestle her purse away. She was in shock. Luckily she rememb

10、ered she had her Safe Personal Alarm （SPA） on her purse, and since she was too scared to scream for help, she quickly reached for the alarm and pulled the pin（保险 栓） .Immediately her SPA started just screaming. The man didnt know what to do! He froze for a second, and then ran away like a bat out of

11、hell! SPA is a safety device capable of creating a 125db sound that attracts attention and scares away potential attackers. To compare, its the same volume as a military jet during takeoff. Paul Davidson, the inventor of SPA, knows all too well the type of situation that Ruth found herself in. But t

12、hats not the only type of situation that SPA helps protect against. Parents can give it to their kids as an extra means of protection. Teenagers can use it so they can feel safe walking home Women can know its there when they have to use the parking lot at night. “My mother, who is 76 years old, car

13、ries it around in case she falls and needs to ask people for help.1 only wish Id have thought of it earlier,“ said Paul. The police have been recommending SPA since it first hit the market. In fact, since its launch, SPA has been in a state, shifting between in stock to sold out nearly every other w

14、eek, and its also got tons of loyal followers worldwide. 4. What does the underlined part “the unthinkable“ in Paraph 1 refer to? A. An attempted robbery. B. A wrestling match. C. An angry argument. D. A car accident. 5. How did Ruth react to the unexpected situation? A. She fought violently. B. She

15、 froze in great fear. C. She cried desperately for help. D. She sounded her safety device. 6. Why does Paul mention his mother? A. To imply the elderly need more care. 第 3 页 共 13 页 B. To suggest he cares about his mother. C. To show SPA can be widely used. D. To make an advertisement for SPA. 7. Wha

16、t can be learned from the text? A. SPA is well received in the market. B. People hesitate to pay for security. C. SPA was sold out in the first two weeks. C Like clockwork, nearly every fourth February includes one extra day. February 29th, otherwise known as Leap Day, isnt exactly a holiday. Instea

17、d, its there to keep your calendar consistent with the earths rotation（旋转）around the sun. According to History, com, Roman emperor Julius Caesar is the “father” of Leap Year. Until he came along, people used a 355-day calendar, which was 10. 25 days shorter than the solar year. Roman officials were

18、supposed add an extra month every now and then to keep the seasons exactly where they should be. But that didnt work out all that well. When special occasions started shifting into different seasons around 45 BCE, Caesar consulted with astronomers and decreed （下令) that the empire should use a 12-mon

19、th, 365- day calendar, which he named after himself, Caesars Julian calendar included a Leap Day every four years. Though Leap Day keeps your calendar in line with the earths rotation around the sun, it causes a different kind of problem for leapsters. When should these February 29th babies celebrat

20、e their birthdays during the other three-quarters of their lives? Some party on February 28th, while others prefer a two-day celebration that spans the last day of February and the first day of March. Leap Day can be a nuisance in the legal system. In 2006, a court in Massachusetts was deciding whet

21、her criminal John Melo could be released a day early since his 10-year sentence included a Leap Day. In the case, the judge decided that since the man was sentenced to prison for years, not days. Leap Day didnt make a bit of difference. Though a few timekeepers have pushed for calendars that dont in

22、clude Leap Day, almost all astronomers and societies agree that Leap Day is the best method to keep the calendar on track. 8. Why was Leap Day created? A. To celebrate special occasions. B. To honor Emperor Julius Caesar. C. To keep pace with the solar year. D. To keep track of all the seasons. 9. W

23、hat is the problem with the birthday celebration of February 29th babies? A. It is sometimes delayed. B. It lasts at least two days. C. It has to be held every other year. D. It may take place on different dates. 10. What does the underlined word “nuisance” in Paragraph 4 mean? 第 4 页 共 13 页 A. Joke.

24、 B. Topic. C. Trouble. D. Mistake. 11. what is the attitude of most astronomers towards Leap Day? A. Critical. B. Supportive. C. Doubtful. D. Cautious. D Scientists have developed a new type of smart bandage（绷带）that can signal the type of bacterial（细 菌的infection its protecting, just like a traffic l

25、ight, as well as release the right type of drugs on demand. The traffic light system works just like this： Green means no bacteria or a low concentration of bacteria, yellow means drug-sensitive （DS） bacteria responsive to standard antibiotics （(抗生素） and causes antibiotic release, and red means drug

26、-resistant （DR） bacteria that need extra help to be wiped out. In testing the bandage on mice, the research team was able to successfully treat both DS and DR infections using the new method. However, the common methods of sensing resistance are limited by time, the requirement for professional pers

27、onnel, and expensive instruments. Moreover, the abuse of antibiotics causes the accelerated process of bacterial resistance. Its easy to see how a simple bandage and light could overcome some of these limitations. Treatment doesnt have to wait for a doctor to make a diagnosis, and the bandage can ge

28、t the right sort of drugs applied at the earliest opportunity. Whats more, the person wearing the bandage gets real-time feedback on whats happening with the infection, if theres an infection at all. The researchers say it offers numerous benefits over existing treatments that make use of light, inc

29、luding photodynamic therapy or PDT. Weve been seeing quite a few upgrades to the traditional bandage in recent years, thanks to advances in sciencelike the nanofibre mesh that attracts bacteria and draws some of it out, speeding up the healing process. Then theres the novel bandage for treating burn

30、s, which stops bacteria from multiplying and lowers the risk of infection. The more work that a bandage can do while its protecting a wound, the better. Efforts to improve bandages continue and now weve got a bandage that not only releases antibiotics, but also tells the patient exactly whats going

31、on too. 12. What is the smart bandage mainly designed to do? A. Avoid the use of antibiotics. B. Clear out harmful bacteria. C. Detect bacterial infections. D. Increase treatment options. 13. What is the advantage of the smart bandage? A. It saves much time and cost. B. It removes the risk of infect

32、ion. C. It prevents the bacterial resistance. D. It improves doctor-patient relationship. 14. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? A. Traditional bandages are out of use now. B. More smart bandages will be developed. 第 5 页 共 13 页 C. Progress in science calls for more research. D. Peopl

33、e are urged to study medical science. 15. What does the text focus on? A. A successful test on mice. B. A colour-changing bandage. C. Sensing drug-resistant bacteria. D. Preventing abuse of antibiotics. 第二节（共 5小题;每小题 2. 5分，满分 12. 5 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。 Handwriting is quick

34、ly becoming a dying art. Few businesses can run nowadays without computers. 16 Researchers from Princeton University conducted a study to demonstrate the differences between students who wrote out their notes and those who typed notes on a lecture. 17 Participants were tested on the material 30 minu

35、tes after the lecture and again a week later. And handwriting emerged as the champion. 18 The typers had a significant edge when it came to note-taking efficiency. The typers could copy down significantly many more words than the writers, sometimes even transcribing the contents of the lecture word-

36、for-word. But while more of the lectures content was retained（保留）on paper when typing, it wasnt necessarily retained in participants, heads. 19 On the test 30 minutes after the lecture, typers and writers did more or less equally well on questions about the basic facts of the lecture, but typers fel

37、l behind when it came to more conceptual questions. As for the later quiz, the results were similar. Students with handwritten notes were able to remember and still understand the concepts of the lecture after a week had passed. These participants were also more open to understanding new ideas. 20 A

38、. The tests that the participants took proved this. B. The efficiency of handwriting might best benefit you. C. Thats not to say that typing doesnt have its benefits. D. In this study, the laptops were only used to take notes. E. Generally speaking, typing also has its own disadvantages. F. But what

39、 are we losing as handwriting loses its significance in society? G. Clearly, writing by hand is one of the things that can make you smarter. 第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共 15 小题;每小题 1分，满分 15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 As the temperature approached as high as 90 F last July 4th, three

40、police officers went into a Foods Market to get something 21 to drink. Once inside, they were asked by a security guard to help with a 22 woman. The woman in question was obviously 23 , and her cheeks were wet with tears. The officers looked inside her bag. All they saw were containers of 24 . 第 6 页

41、 共 13 页 “Im hungry,“ she explained 25 . Caught red-handed, the woman no doubt expected to be treated as a 26 . But the police had other 27 . “Well pay for her food. “ One of them told the 28 security guard. She would not be 29 . Drying her wet 30 , the woman repeated, “Thank you, thank you. “ She wa

42、snt the only one touched by this act of 31 . Customers at the store were so impressed by what theyd 32 that some even posted a photo on Twitter. 33 , attention was never what the officers sought. They were 34 by a far more common emotion. When we look at someones face and see that they need you, its

43、 pretty 35 as a human being to walk away from something like this. 21. A. safe B. sweet C. clean D. cold 22. A. wounded B. suspected C. reported D. wronged 23. A. scared B. disappointed C. puzzled D. annoyed 24. A. clothes B. medicine C. toys D. food 25. A. politely B. loudly C. seriously D. helples

44、sly 26. A. thief B. beggar C. victim D. customer 27. A. facts B. secrets C. ideas D. reasons 28. A. rude B. surprised C. patient D. embarrassed 29. A. arrested B. employed C. kept D. doubted 30. A. bag B. hands C. packet D. cheeks 31. A. caution B. sympathy C. justice D. faith 32. A. ignored B. expe

45、cted C. witnessed D. recognized 33. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Instead 34. A. attracted B controlled C. required D. driven 35. A. typical B. amazing C. difficult D. silly 第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1. 5分，满分 15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The wildfires in Australia became considerably worse

46、in January, 2020. The disaster faced by 36 country is far from over. Many of the fires 37 (send) smoke high into the atmosphere and some smoke turned into pyrocumulonimbus clouds. The clouds can help a fire draw in more air and shift surface winds, 38 (result) in fire tornadoes(龙卷 风).Fires have dest

47、royed habitats for animals that 39 (find) only in Australia, including koalas and rare birds. It will take time to fully know how much harm the fires have done 40 wildlife. The wildfires are expected 41 (continue) burning for months as Australia entered its dry season. This past year, 2019, is the h

48、ottest and driest year on record. Fires happen 42 (regular) during the Australian dry season. However, climate and natural changes are making the situation 43 (bad). At least 12 million acres have been burned so far in Victoria and New South Wales alone. Smoke from the fires has made 44 to South Ame

49、rica. There is so much smoke that it may stay in the air for months, 45 could have a small effect on the planets climate. 第 7 页 共 13 页 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节(满分 15分) 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Frank 来信询问你的寒假生活情况。请根据以下要点给 他回信： 1. 由于冠状病毒病爆发，假期被迫延长； 2. 寒假生活(在线上课、读书、锻炼身体等)； 3. 期盼开学。 注意： 1. 词数 80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 信的开头已为你写好。 参考词汇:冠状病毒病 COVID-19 第二节（满分 25分） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续 写的 词数为 150 左右。 Arthur was messy. He didnt try to make messes, but he didnt try to clean up much, either. There w