北京市顺义区2020届高三第二次模拟考试 英语试题含答案.docx

1、 1 顺义区顺义区 20202020 届高三第二次统练届高三第二次统练 英语试卷英语试卷 1. 本试卷总分 120 分，考试时间 100分钟。 2. 本试卷共 12页,分为知识运用（45分）、阅读理解（40分）和书面表 达（35分）三个部分。 3. 试卷所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第 一部分第二节和第二部分 必须用 2B 铅笔作答;第一部分第一节和 第三部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 4. 考试结束后，请将答题卡交回，试卷自己保留。 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

2、。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 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 Alexander Fleming was born 1_ August 6, 1881, on a farm near Darvel, Scotland. When he was twenty, Fleming took an entrance examination for medical school, and scored the highest of all candidates in the UK. Offered his choices of schools, Flemin

3、g chose the one at St Marys Hospital in London. In the fall of 1928, the penicillin 2_( discover) by Fleming, 3._ received the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1945 because the penicillin saved lives of thousands of the wounded soldiers during World War II. B One day, I got stuck in the subway. It was ab

4、out nine oclock in the morning. The train was leaving a station when it started to slow down and then came to a stop. After five minutes of waiting, some passengers werent 4_ (patience) any more. After twenty minutes, most of them were looking annoyed. Half an hour passed, I was still trapped there,

5、5_ ( wonder) if I was going to stay there for the rest of the day. But just then the train began to move 6_( slow). A cheer went up, and people continued to talk excitedly as if nothing had happened at all. c Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely ther

6、e to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just 7_ ( find) shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, once you come inside, in most cases you may find 8_ difficult to step outside. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive cover is irresistible （难以抗拒的）. You soon b

7、ecome absorbed in 9_ you read, and usually you will suddenly realize you 10 _（stay） there for much time since you came in and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointmentwithout buying a book, of course. 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。 Birt

8、hdays are important and for me there is often a surprise from my father. I can never guess what is waiting for me. On my birthday, I would be crying whenever someone phoned me to 11_ because all I wanted was for 2 them to be with me and 12_ me a hug. On the 22nd of April, my 14th birthday, I woke up

9、 feeling 13_ I was at home alone in Switzerland. My father was 14_ for work. I was preparing myself for a day full of sadness when I 15_ a text message from my father. He said “ Happy birthday J My dearest! Go into my room now. “ I went inside. What 16_me was that there was a note on top of some new

10、 17_ for me, saying “ Get dressed, and come out. “ I was so excited. It took me only 2 minutes to 18_ all of them and run out of my house. My father was 19_ for me in the car. He was just smiling and didnt tell me where we were going, only that it would take about half an hour to get there. After a

11、short and pleasant trip, we 20_ in front of an amusement park. A lot of people with the parks mascot （吉祥物）called Euromaus were welcoming us at the 21_ We bought tickets and stepped in. Everything was shiny and exciting and there were a lot of people with their children. The park was 22_ into sixteen

12、 areas and they were all 23 _after European countries or cities, such as France, Paris, Greece. But the dominating things in the park were rollercoasters （过山车） 24_ all around the park, and high above it. I was 25_ but still decided to go on a ride, just to 26_ challenges. Then I went to the main rol

13、lercoaster, the longest and the scariest one 27_. It had a highest point of 73 meters. The first part of the ride was slow, so I could see the whole 28_ of the park. People looked so small from above but everything in my eyes was beautiful. My heart 29_ so hard, and I couldnt stop cheering and laugh

14、ing. It was the most 30_ day of my life with my father not because the rollercoaster but the love from my father. 11.A.announce B.inform C. invite D.congratulate 12.A.sell B.give C.buy D.pay 13.A.worried B.confused C.depressed D.amazed 14.A.nearby B.away C.ahead D.around 15.A.received B.accepted C.p

15、osted D.offered 16.A.encouraged B.changed C.surprised D.amused 17.A.magazines B.clothes C.books D.toys 18.A.put on B.try on C.give away D.sell out 19.A.preparing B.looking C.applying D.waiting 20.A.joined B.succeeded C.arrived D.resulted 21.A.hotel B.entrance C.office D.shop 22.A.divided B.turned C.

16、knocked D.broken 23.A.built B.named C.decorated D.followed 24.A.drawn B.grown C.spread D.lost 25.A.amused B.disappointed C.satisfied D.frightened 26.A.avoid B.check C.watch D.face 27.A.directly B.easily C.effectively D.simply 28.A.bridges B.transport C.scenery D.routes 29.A.jumped B.tapped C.hurt D.

17、beat 30.A.unforgettable B.unacceptable C.unbelievable D.uncomfortable 3 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 New Year,s Eve Foods for Good Luck New Years Eve is a festival time celebrated around the world with friends, family, fireworks and

18、foods. Do you have any New Years Eve food traditions? Read through the foods below to figure out the best New Years Eve foods. Greens Greens are a late crop mostly grown in the south, so theyre easy to find in the colder months. They are go-to New Years Eve foods because they look like money. Cornbr

19、ead Mix and match a few different New Years Eve food traditions with black-eyed peas, greens, and cornbread to make a fortune. As the Southern saying goes, “ peas for pennies, greens for dollars, and cornbread for gold. ” Soba In Japan, soba is the traditional New Years food of choice. The length of

20、 the soba noodles is said to symbolize a long life. Part of the tradition is eating the whole noodle since the luck runs out if you break or chew the noodle. Grapes Make sure to add grapes to your New Years food. On New Years Eve, the Spanish eats a grape for each strike of midnight, with each repre

21、senting a page of the calendar ahead. If one is bitter, watch out for that month! Pork Pigs are a lucky New Year5s Eve food because they move forward when they eat. They are also rotund （圆 胖的）,symbolizing a fat wallet ahead. And the meat itself is fattier than other cuts of meat, making this New Yea

22、rs Eve food both tasty and a symbol of richness. Cake Ring-shaped cakes are a symbol of coming full circle, making them a perfect New Years food. This tradition roots in the Greeks who make a traditional Vasilopita with a hidden coin baked inside. If you get the piece with the coin, youll have good

23、luck for a year. Fish Fish are believed to be a lucky New Years Eve food because their scales look like coins, and they swim in groups, which relates to the idea of abundance. Plus, fish swim forward, which represents progress. So, try some of these dishes for your next New Years Eve party to bring

24、luck to all your guests and yourself. 31. Which of the New Years Eve foods has nothing to do with wealth? A. Fish. B. Grapes. C. Pork. D. Cornbread. 4 32. Japanese consider the length of soba noodles as a symbol of . A. richness B. progress C. a long life D. coming full circle 33. In Greek, if one g

25、ets a piece of cake with a coin hidden inside, for a year, he or she will be . A. rich B. fortunate C. healthy D. fulfilling B In Return Recently, as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his high school team, I started to feel sorry for myself and for him. His team was facing adversity （不幸） o

26、n the court and he was playing in a bad environmentit was the opponents home gym filled with their supporters, and Nathans team was left behind for three quarters of the game. As for me, I had been fired earlier in the day. A career position I held for 14 years was the victim of corporate restructur

27、ing （公司重组）.I was prepared for it as I had experienced the same thing 14 years earlier, but, just like a punch in the mouth, the blow is never softened because you were expecting it. As I watched the adversity on the court that my son was experiencing, I recalled my earlier events, packing up everyth

28、ing in a box and waving goodbye to a great group of colleagues with whom Id had the pleasure of working. Driving home, I kept telling myself, “ I will find work again in a short time 一 I am confident in my experience and abilities. “ It was a belief I repeated to myself during a trying day and it wa

29、s the same one that I tried to teach my son. The basketball game entered the fourth quarter. I saw the focus and determination on his face. There was no room for self-doubt. He fought back to go ahead by three points. After he made the basket, his team was able to hang on and stop the other team fro

30、m scoring, and won the game. Nathans joy on his face, the cheering from the crowd, the silence on the other side of the gymit was a moment that would make any parent proud. As I sat there, my heart bursting with pride, it dawned （领悟）on me that I had taught him determination in the face of adversity,

31、 and he had just taught me the same lesson. That brief moment of self-doubt and feeling sorry for myself was blown away by the actions of my son on the basketball court. 34. What happened to the author 14 years earlier? A. He lost his job. B. He quitted his job. C. He worked in a bad environment. D.

32、 He was prepared for a career position. 35. In face of adversity, the author had taught his son the following beliefs EXCEPT_. A. confidence B. focus C. self-doubt D. determination 36. What is the authors purpose of writing paragraph 3? A. To criticize the unfriendly gym. B. To encourage himself to

33、be confident. C. To amuse the readers with a funny sport event. D. To acknowledge Nathans focus and determination. 37. What can we learn from this story? 5 A. Success means getting personal desires satisfied. B. Little man can make a big difference. C. Fame is a great thirst of the young. D. You har

34、vest what you sow. C On a windy day in early March, Fabiano Caruana decides to get away. He drives three hours west from his St. Louis apartment to a 2,000-acre field in the countryside of Missouri owned by a friend. At 7 ： 30 the next morning, he heads out for an hour-long run with his training par

35、tner, Cristian Chirila. As hes jogging, ifs easy to mistake him for a soccer player. He has a packed schedule for the day: a five-mile run, an hour of tennis, half an hour of basket ball, and an hour of swimming. But Caruana is, in fact, an American grandmaster in chess, the number two player in the

36、 world. His training partner, Chirila? A Romanian grandmaster. And theyre doing it all to prepare for the physical demands of . . . chess? Yes, chess. It seems to make no sense. How could two humans 一 seated for hours, with no greater manner than off and on extending their arms a foot at a timeface

37、physical demands? In October 2018, Polar, a U. S. based company that tracks heart rates, monitored chess players during a tournament and found that 21-year-old Russian grandmaster Mikhail Antipov had burned 560 calories in two hoursroughly what Roger Federer bums in an hour of tennis. Grandmasters i

38、n competition are subjected to constant stress. That causes their heart and breathing rates to increase, which forces their bodies to produce energy. Meanwhile, players eat less during tournaments, simply because they dont have the time or the appetite. Stress also leads to disturbed sleep patterns,

39、 which in turn cause more tiredness and can lead to more weight loss. A brain operating on less sleep, even just one hour, requires more energy to stay awake during the chess game. It all combines to produce an average weight loss of 2 pounds a day, or about 10 to 12 pounds over the course of a ten-

40、day tournament. To fight against the stress, some players have begun to adopt strict food and fitness methods to increase oxygen supply to the brain during tournaments, prevent sugar-related crashes, and sustain their energy. “ Physical fitness and brain performance are tied together,M Ashley says,

41、a grandmaster and commentator （解说 员）. So back in Missouri, Caruana and Chirila hole up in the dining room for six hours of chess. Afterward, Caruana looks tired. Still, he grabs a handful of nuts and heads out for a final hour of tennis before dinner. After dinner, he passes on the chocolate pudding

42、 pie. “No dessert for me today,M he says. Last year, Caruana gave up alcohol before the world championship. This time, he has chosen sugar. In his mind, Caruana knows what he has to do: he just needs his body to hold up. 38. What do we know about chess players? A. They eat dessert for energy during

43、the competition. 6 B. They all have physical training during the tournament. C. Disturbed sleep patterns are common among chess players. D. Playing chess is physically demanding for chess players. 39. Which of the following words can best describe Fabiano Caruana? A. Clever and strong. B. Humorous a

44、nd knowledgeable. C. Determined and ambitious. D. Straight and honest. 40. Which is NOT a reason for the weight loss of chess players during a tournament? A. Having little appetite. B. B. Giving up alcohol. C. Sleeping worse. D. Competing under pressure. 41. What is the best title for the passage? A

45、. Train Like a Master B. A Day with a Packed Schedule C. Physical Training Your Choice D. Get Tied Together D Do You Have Enough Time? Experiences are more likely than material goods to deliver happiness. But the fear of choosing to pursue the wrong experience, and therefore wasting valuable time, i

46、s something many of us feel deeply. Theres something funny to thiswe have more free time now, but for a number of reasons, it doesnt feel that way. In his book Spending Time, Daniel Hamermesh explains that while our lifetimes have gotten a bit longer13% since 1960our spending power has increased by

47、198%. “It makes it difficult to stuff all the things that we want and can now afford into our limited available time to purchase and to enjoy them over our lifetimes,“ he writes. Next, theres our cell-phone addiction. American adults spend around 3. 5 hours on their devices each day, trying to keep

48、up with the emails, social media updates and 24/7 news. And much of our time is u contaminated time” 一 when we?re doing one thing but thinking about something else. It makes us think were being productive, but really it just makes us feel more worn out. Add to this the ever expanding options in toda

49、ys experience economy. Think of all the pop-ups, plays, workshops and escape rooms you could go to tonight. No wonder many of us suffer from what psychologists call “ time famine“ . No wonder were seeing books about attaining more of our time and letting go of cell phones, like Jenny Odells How to Do Nothing. 7 Thereve been calls to control the at