四川省泸县五中高2020级二诊模拟考试英语试题.docx

泸县五中高2020级高三二诊模拟考试
英语试题
注意事项：
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What is the weather like now?
A．Sunny. B．Snowy. C．Rainy.
2．Why did the man go to see a doctor?
A．He can only see things up close. B．He gets glasses for the woman. C．He doesn’t like his old glasses.
3．How does the woman go to work this week?
A．On foot. B．By bike. C．By car.
4．What is the conversation mainly about?
A．Going on holiday. B．Taking photographs. C．Getting a new passport.
5．How does the man feel?
A．Sad. B．Tired. C．Happy.
第二节（共15小题，每小题15分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段长对话，回答第6、7题。
6．What did the man do yesterday?
A．He attended a business meeting. B．He went on a trip. C．He took an exam.
7．When does the man usually go to bed?
A．At 11:00 p.m. B．At 10:00 p.m. C．At 9:00 p.m.
听第7段长对话，回答第8至9题。
8．What is the man’s real reason for not working out?
A．He is too busy. B．He is too funny. C．He is too lazy.
9．What does the woman think about the man’s reason?
A．He’s only making excuses. B．He’s just trying to be funny. C．He’s really telling the truth.
听第8段长对话，回答第10至12题。
10．Where does the conversation take place?
A．At a library. B．At a bookstore. C．At a grocery store.
11．What does the woman want to do?
A．Order an item. B．Borrow some money. C．Change her shipping address.
12．What does the man suggest the woman do?
A．Buy another gift. B．Try another place. C．Leave a partial payment.
听第9段长对话，回答第13至16题。
13．What do we know about Fred?
A．He hasn’t got over the flu. B．He has got two kids. C．He comes to office every day
14．Who is Karen?
A．The man’s wife. B．The man’s co-worker. C．The man’s daughter
15．How many kids does the man have?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three.
16．What does the man usually do on weekends with his kids?
A．Give them piano lessons.
B．Do interesting activities with them.
C．Watch a movie all night long.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17．What prizes were given last week?
A．Sports bags. B．iWatches. C．Pens.
18．How much is the prize worth this week?
A．$215, B．$100. C．$ 250.
19．What does the speaker say about the footballer?
A．He can speak French. B．He owns a club. C．He has a famous wife.
20．How will the listeners tell their answers?
A．By making a call. B．By writing a letter. C．By sending a postcard.
第二部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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Movies not to miss
In 2018, to which was just said goodbye, we’ve seen some good films such as Black Panther, Crazy Rich Asians and A Star Is Born. And there are more exciting movies in the works for 2019.
Spider-man: Far From Home, July 5, US
Tom Holland, the lead actor of 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, returns to play Peter Parker, a high school student who gains superpowers after being bitten by a spider. When we see him again in theaters, Spider-Man will have a new red-and-black suit. The movie will take the famous wall-crawler on a global adventure outside of the US. According to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, Spider-Man will try a return to his“normal”self; he will try to find his old powers on his new journey.
Directed By: Jon Watts
Runtime: 100 minutes
Studio: Columbia Pictures
The Lion King, July 19, US
This is a brand-new version of the classic children’s film. The story of wide-eyed young lion Simba still remains in hearts of world audiences even after 25 years. In this re-telling, Simba again begins the difficult journey to become the King of the Pride Lands, a vast Africa grassland. The favorite part of the story for many has always been the friendship between Simba Timon and Pumbaa, The last two sacrifice all they have to help Simba to his throne (王座). How will the new movie re-imagine their famous relationship?
Directed By: Jon Favreau
Runtime: 98 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Hobbs and Shaw, August 2, US
To most people the Fast and Furious series is all about crazy drivers racing in sports cars. But in its spin-off (外传), called Hobbs and Shaw, humor is added to the action-packed thrills. The new film will hit US theaters on August 2. Famous English action movie actor Jason Statham will star alongside Dwayne Johnson, “The Rock”, as Deckard Shaw and Luke Hobbs respectively, as in their previous appearances in Fast and Furious films.
Directed By: David Leitch
Runtime: 120 minutes
Studio: Universal Pictures
Arctic, September 1, US
In the movie Arctic, a man trapped in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost. He must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or to try his best to save himself.
Directed By: Joe Penna
Runtime: 95 minutes
Studio: Bleecker Street
21．Which movie was directed by Jon Watts?
A．Arctic. B．The Lion King.
C．Hobbs and Shaw. D．Spider-man, Far From Home.
22．What is special about The Lion King?
A．It lasts 120 minutes. B．It was shot in the Arctic.
C．suitable for children. D．It has two famous action movie stars.
23．When can you watch a movie made by Universal Pictures?
A．On July 5. B．On August 2. C．On July 19. D．On September 1.
B
Paparella first became aware of foster care (寄养中心) in elementary school when her parents were considering adopting a child. The plan didn’t work out, but Paparella often found herself thinking about that girl.
At 16, Paparella visited Summit County Children Services in Akron, Ohio, with a list of questions, trying to understand what aging out looked like. One of her questions was “What do these young people need most?” Near the top of the list was furniture. “That struck home!”  say Paparella. The idea of moving into an apartment and not having a bed to sleep on or a sofa to sit on pulled at my heartstrings.
Paparella contacted her parents’ friends, asking if they had spare furniture to donate. A local furniture store, Chez-Del Interiors, offered free warehouse space and its delivery truck. Social workers provided delivery. In between lacrosse games and college applications, Paparella --with her dad’s help --added furniture delivery person to her résumé.
Watching the receiver’s faces when they receive a bed, a couch-whatever-would change her in a way. Paparella remembers delivering a gold lamp to a woman and watching her polish it lovingly, getting rid of dust and fingerprints. To think that this lamp which hadn’t been thought about in years now brought so much happiness to somebody was amazing.” Paparella says.
Today, Paparella has given furniture to nearly 200 young adults across six Ohio counties. As word has gotten out, Paparella has received donations from people who have bought new furniture and want to get rid of their old pieces. People who are moved, and people who have heard of her work on social networking sites. She’s convinced these contributions give the receivers hope and confidence.
24．Why did Paparella visit Summit County Children Services?
A．She considered adopting a child.
B．She planned to take care of the children there.
C．She wanted to know the life of grow-ups there.
D．She intended to persuade her parents to help the children.
25．What does the underlined sentence “That struck home!” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Moving. B．Shocking. C．Amusing. D．Disappointing.
26．What do we know about the woman who received a gold lamp?
A．She didn’t like the dusty old lamp.
B．She loved the gold lamp very much.
C．She made little difference to Paparella.
D．She owned many different lamps in the past.
27．Which word can best describe Paparella’s character?
A．Humorous. B．Honest. C．Imaginative. D．Devoted.
C
Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people were always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experienced ill fortune. I placed advertisements in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky. Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteered for my research. Over the years I have interviewed them, monitored their lives and had them take part in various experiments.
In one of the experiments, I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, asking them to look through it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper, saying, “Tell the experimenter you have seen this and you will win $50.” This message took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone in the face, but the unlucky people tended to miss it and the lucky people tended to spot it.
Unlucky people are generally more nervous than lucky people, and this anxiety affects their ability to notice the unexpected. As a result, they miss opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to gatherings concentrating on finding their perfect partners and miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and miss other types of jobs.
Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for. My research eventually showed that lucky people are skilled at noticing opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition (直觉), are open to new experiences, and adopt a never-say-die attitude that transforms bad luck into good luck.
28．What’s the purpose of the author’s research?
A．To discover what luck means to people.
B．To find lucky people and unlucky people.
C．To distinguish between good luck and bad luck.
D．To figure out why people are always lucky or unlucky.
29．Why did the unlucky people miss the message in the experiment?
A．There was too much information to be read in detail.
B．They were too focused on looking for photographs.
C．It took too much time to go through newspapers.
D．The words were too small to be noticed.
30．What leads to lucky people’s good fortune?
A．Their ability to spot opportunities. B．Their ability to become relaxed.
C．Their ability to communicate. D．Their ability to make friends.
31．What’s the key message of the last paragraph?
A．What lucky people are looking for.
B．How lucky people generate good luck.
C．What lucky people can do with opportunities.
D．How lucky people transform bad luck into good luck.
D
“Federal weather forecasters are predicting a‘near normal’number of storms this hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November l. Between nine and 15 named storms are predicted to form in the Atlantic this year, ”said Neil Jacobs, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
“Of those, between four and eight are predicted to become full-blown hurricanes, with winds capable of removing shingles（木瓦）and taking down power lines, ” Jacobs said Thursday at a news conference to announce the forecast. “And between two and four storms are expected to strengthen into so-called major hurricanes, with winds strong enough to break trees and tear off roofs.”
Gerry Bell, the lead hurricane forecaster at NOAA, said people shouldn't be fooled into satisfactions by the word “normal”.“Nine to fifteen named storms are a lot, ”he said. “Two to four major hurricanes are a lot. So the key message is：We're expecting a near-normal season, but you need to start getting prepared for the hurricane season now.”
This year's outlook is shaped by two competing meteorological （气象学的）phenomena. On one hand, the climate pattern known as El Nino （厄尔尼诺）is happening this year, which generally prevents hurricane activity in the Atlantic. At the same time, the water at the surface of the tropical Atlantic and the Caribbean is warmer than usual. That warm water acts like an engine for hurricanes, fueling their creation and making them bigger and wetter.
While ocean temperatures change under normal climate conditions, global warming is also causing ocean waters to get hotter. The overall global surface temperature has already risen more than 1 degree Fahrenheit compared with pre-industrial times. That suggests increasing hurricane risk, as big and wet storms become more likely.
32．How many storms may take place at least this year？
A．4. B．9. C．15. D．24.
33．What can be the effect of the full-blown hurricanes？
A．Blowing off shingles. B．Destroying houses.
C．Causing earthquakes. D．Taking down dams.
34．What can we know from Gerry Bell's words？
A．People were often fooled by the NOAA． B．There will be less major hurricanes this year.
C．There has been a near-normal hurricane season. D．People should prepare for the coming hurricanes.
35．What is the direct cause of hurricanes？
A．El Nino phenomenon. B．The increasing population.
C．Environmental pollution. D．Warmer water of the ocean.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Improve Speed Reading Skills
Speed reading is one of many skills that can improve your reading comprehension and shorten your study time.___36___
Look at groups of words, not single words.___37___ However, if you can get into the habit of reading groups or chunks of words at one time, then you can read much faster. Start by trying to look at a group of three or four words at once, then work up to looking at an entire line of works. Focus on words that give the sentence meaning, such as the nouns and verbs and pay less attention to the filler words, such as a, the, and, etc.
Scan for keywords.
Scanning is a highly effective way of extracting answers from a text without really reading it. If you know exactly what you are looking for﹣a name, a date, a statistic, or a specific word-you can find it quickly by skipping over large chunks of the text. To scan, first visualize the word, number, or phrase you would like to find.___38___ The information you are looking for should pop out at you.
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You can train yourself to read faster by timing yourself as you go. Start by getting your base time. Set a timer for fifteen minutes, and speed read as you normally do.___40___ Do not count the words, just the pages or paragraphs. Record your figures: for instance, you night write "15 min/6.5 pages."
A．Race the clock.
B．Cheek your comprehension.
C．Here are some speed reading techniques.
D．Then, run your eyes rapidly over the text.
E．When the timer goes off, cheek to see bow far you have got.
F．If you read a text one word at a time, then this will slow your reading speed down.
G．One of the reasons is that you have to pause to understand what a passage is saying.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Being jobless for the last three months, I am upset nowadays. My son has lost his ___41___ from a good school and he might have to go to a less qualified school. I