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2023年2月20日发(作者：)

2020-2021学年成都石室中学北湖校区高三英语二模试题及参考答案

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

ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingat

oughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantserver,sheisn\'table

toearnenoughtoliveanywhereotherthanhome.

Tosomedegree,r,the

numberofyoungadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparents—orneverleavinghomeinthefirst

place—hasbeengrowingsteadily.

UBSFinancialServicesreleasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoung

adultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn\'twantthemtoleave.

Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheir

sthatmillennialshaveredefinedthetiesthatconnectparentsandchildren.

Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,threequarterstalkedwiththeirparentsmore

rn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,

helpingfundeverythingforthem.

StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialServicesGroupintheUS,saidthenumberofyoung

ghjobgrowthformillennialssince2014

hasimproved,thatdoesn\',“Theymaylike

livingathomeandbeingabletosavemoney.

“There\'snodoubtithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesofthingspeoplespendmoneyon

relatedtohouseholdformationandperhapsrelatedtochild-raising,\"Hoffmanexplained.\"Buttheyareprobably

travelingmoreandeatingoutmoreiftheydon\'\'tknowifitrepresentsa

\'smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparents’homesbecauseit\'s

becomingpartoftheculture.

nwelearnfromtheUBSFinancialServices\'report?

nialsareongoodtermswiththeirparents.

nialsarefinanciallyindependentaftercollege.

sareunwillingtogivetheiryoungadultsallowance.

swanttheirkidstostaywiththemforever.

esHoffmanthinkofyoungadults\'livingathome?

easestheconsumptionofhouseholdproducts.

ontinuedespitejobgrowth.

ignofshiftinmoralvalues.

winAmericanculture.

theauthor\'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

oducemillennials\'livinghabits.

sstheimportanceoffinancialindependence.

ainwhyAmericanyoungadultsstillliveathome.

rmpeopleofasocialtrendintheUS.

B

MedhaGuptasometimesfeltworriedaboutmakingthe20-minutewalkfromthecornerwheretheschool

busdroppedherofftoherhomeinHerndon-especiallyduringthecoldermonthsinwinter.

Hermother,DivyaGuptahadasuggestion:half-kidding,butMedhadidn\'ttakethe

etouttowork.

TheresultwasSafeTravel,anappdesignedbyMedhatohelpwalkersfeelmoresecurewhentravellingalone.

UsingtheiPhone,apersoncanprogramittosendawarningtosomeoneheorshetrustsifheorshefailstoarrive

atadestinationwithinacertaintime.

hedidn\'tthinkmuchwouldcomefromtheproject,

nge,whoselectedherasthewinner

forVirginia\'s10thDistrict.

TheAppChallengeisdesignedtoencouragestudentstoconsidercareersinscience,technology,engineering,

gstudentsareinvitedloattendareception

onCapitolHillinAprilandalsoreceived$250inAmazonWebServicecredits.

Medhasaidittookherabout40hourstodesign,ernextapp?Medha\'snot

porarilyhasherapp-developmentambitionsonholdbecauseshe\'sbusyteachingherselfartificial

,sheknowsthatthereareteamsofengineers

figuresitcan\'thurtherownpart,too.

“Ifweseesomethingwrongwiththeworld,weshoulddosomethingaboutit,”shesaid.“Afterall,theonly

onestoppingusfromdoingsomethingisourselves.”

MedhaGuptafeelworried?

ifficulttowriteanapp.

nsafetowalkhomealone.

Medha\'sattitudetohermother\'schallenge?

erent.

estheunderlinedphrase“onhold”inParagraph6mean?

ied.

\'sthemainideaofthetext?

esignedSafeTravelsuccessfully.

Challengedirectsstudentstochoose

careers.

C

Lightpollutionisasignificantbutoverlookeddriveroftherapiddeclineofinsectpopulations,accordingto

themostcomprehensivereviewofthescientificevidencetodate.

Artificiallightatnightcanaffecteveryaspectofinsects\'lives,theresearcherssaid.\"Westronglybelieve

artificiallightatnight—incombinationwithhabitatloss,ve(入侵的)species,and

climatechange—isdrivinginsectdeclines,\"thescientistsconcludedafterassessingmorethan150studies.

Insectpopulationcollapseshavebeenreportedaroundtheworld,andthefirstglobalscientificreview

publishedinFebruary,saidwidespreaddeclinesthreatenedtocausea\"catastrophiccollapseofnature\'s

ecosystems\".

Therearethoughttobemillionsofinsectspecies,moststillunknowntoscience,andabouthalfareactiveat

ctiveinthedaymayalsobedisturbedbylightatnightwhentheyareatrest.

Themostfamiliarimpactoflightpollutionismoths(飞蛾)flappingaroundabulb,mistakingitforthemoon.

Someinsectsusethepolarisationoflighttofindthewatertheyneedtobreed,aslightwaveslineupafter

ificiallightcanscupper(使泡汤)sareimportantprey(猎物)

formanyspecies,butlightpollutioncantipthebalanceinfavourofthepredatorifittrapsinsectsaroundlights.

Suchincreasesinpredationriskwerelikelytocausetherapidextinctionofaffectedspecies,theresearcherssaid.

Theresearcherssaidmosthuman-causedthreatstoinsectshaveanaloguesinnature,suchasclimatechange

htpollutionisparticularlyhardforinsectstodealwith.

However,unlikeotherdriversofdecline,turningofflightsthatare

notneededisthemostobviousaction,hesaid,whilemakinglightsmotion-activatedalsocutslightpollution.

esamewithavoidingblue-whitelights,which

htsalsoofferhopeastheycanbeeasilytunedtoavoidharmfulcoloursand

flickerrates.

discussedinthepassage?

ofdeclininginsectpopulations.

uencesofinsectpopulationcollapses.

ollution:thekeybringerofinsectdeclines.

declines:thedriverofthecollapsedecosystem.

the5thparagraphmainlyabout?

httravelsinspace.

hthelpsinsectsfindfood.

foodchainisinterrelated.

htpollutionaffectsinsects.

estheunderlinedword\"analogues\"inParagraph6probablymean?

tions.

thepurposeofthelastparagraph?

rsolutions.

examples.

comparisons.

entarguments.

D

KenyanmotherBethMwendeheardhersleepingchildcryout,butdidnotworryafterthethree-year-old

tmorning,however,shefoundherdaughter,Mercy,nearlyunconsciouswithtwo

bitemarksintheneck.“Ididn’tknowthatitwasasnake,”Mwendesaid.

Althoughsnakebitesarecommoninherhometown,lives

about160kilometerseastofNairobi,Kenya’ed

oneofabout700Kenyanskilledbysnakebiteseachyear,

notesareportinthescientificpublicationToxicon.

TheKenyaSnakebiteResearchandInterventionCenter(KSRIC)IChopesto

haveEastAfrica’matesthecostwillbeabout30

percentofanimportedproduct,whichoftensellsforaboutUS$30.

Morethan70,echangeanddeforestationareworsening

theproblemassnakesgetpushedoutofnaturalsurroundingsintopopulatedareas.

cherstakevenomfromsnakes

andstudyitbeforeinjectingsmallamountsintootheranimals,malsthencreateantibodies

thatcanbemadeintoantivenom.

“Uptonow,noonehasmadeanykindofantivenominKenya,’’saidGeoffreyMarangaKepha,aseniorsnake

handler.

TwoeffectiveantivenomsareavailableinKenya,fromIndiaandMexico,thecentersays.

Thecenteristeachingcommunitiesthatusingantivenomimmediatelyafterreceivingasnakebitecansave

lives,saidheadresearcherGeorgeAdinoh.

“AfterseeinghowpeoplediedinKenyafromsnakebitesIdecidedtodevotemylifetocomingupwitha

rescuemeasurethatwillhelporpreventpeoplefromdyingfromsnakebites,”snakehandlerKephaadded.

stheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?

ingfigures.

ngacomparison.

Mwendetakeherdaughtertoatraditionalhealer?

ldn’taffordanymoderntreatment.

edwhereantivenommedicationisnotavailable.

ditionalwayisveryeffectivetotreatsnakebites.

ievedatraditionalhealercouldcureherdaughter.

causingmoresnakebitestohappeninEastAfrica?

antivenommedication.

nmentaldamageandclimatechange.

’slowawarenessofthedangerofsnakes.

’spursuitoftraditionalcuresforsnakebites.

weknowaboutantivenominKenyafromthetext?

kenfromantibodiesofsheep.

sonlyoneeffectiveantivenomavailable.

stryingtodevelopalocalantivenomnow.

refusetouseantivenomafterbeingbittenbysnakes.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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

notknowwheretobeginoryoumayhavecomeacrossonethat

requirescostlyequipment.____16____Tofindalow-costhobby,picksomethingthatisinterestingtoyou,doesn\'t

requirealotofmaterials,andisavailabletoyouinyourarea.

fferentcollectionscanbestartedwithlittleornocost.____17____Lookforrocks,

plantleavesandflowers,rwayistobegintocollectanobjectinyour

house,suchassavingbottle-caps.

___18___s,youcandiscovermusicyou

liksingyourselftonewmusic,you

canturnmusicintoarelaxinghobbywithouthavingtobuyalbums.

resimilartosportsandoftenbenefitfrombeingsharedinthecommunity(团体).

tion,librariesandschoolsmayhavevideo

alsoplayawidevarietyoffreeonlinegameswithpeoplearound

you.___19___

Ifthesethingsfailtoattractyou,bbyistsandaskthosewhoare

experiencedinyourpotentialhobbyfortheminimumcostofmaterialsyouneedtostart.____20____You\'llbe

surprisedthatyoudon\'tneedasmuchequipmentasyouimagined.

tomusic.

todothisistogooutside.

rselfwhatyourfavoritemusicis.

wheretofindonecollectionisuptoyou.

eewhatgroupsareinyourarea.

thisthatmanyhobbiescanbestartedwithoutmuchmoney.

llhelpyoujudgewhetherornotahobbyfitsintoyourbudget.

第二部分语言运用（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

IfyouaskedmehowIfeltaboutrunningfiveyearsago,dwithmy

asthma(哮喘)andgenerallackofmotivation,Iconsideredrunningasoneofmy___21___enemies.

Asapre-teen,thedaysingymclassalways___22___mewhentheteacherannouncedthatwewouldbe

___23___myselftothestartingline,alittlebehindeveryoneelse,andwaitforthe

whistleto___24___.Afterthewhistleblew,Istartedoffinstepwithmyclassmates,butfeltmy___25___beganto

bum,andmylegsfeltlikethey’d___26___thwouldhitchinmychestasIslowedtoa

walk,___27___lookinguptoseemyclassmatesrunpast.I’dconstantly___28___ikemy

lungs___29___’tevenruna___30___,canIevendoanythingright?

Havingthose___31___,Idecideditwouldbebesttoavoidrunningatall___32___.IfIwenttothegym,I

tookgymclassesthat___33___littletonorunning,___34___toavoidrunningsucceeded.

Yearslater,Iimpulsively(冲动地)___35___thecourse,Ifeltthesamepitinmy

ething___36___dofallowingmythoughtstoovertakeme,I___37___putting

onefootinfrontoftheother,andIletmyselfgetcaughtupinthe___38___ofmyfeethittingtheground.

Surprisinglyenough,mylungswereabletofindabeatwithmyfeet,andIendeduprunningtheentirerace

without___39___towalk.

Inhindsight(事后看来),Irealizethatitwasmy___40___thatgotmethroughtherace,Ibelieveinrunning.

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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

ResearchersfromChina\'s32ndscientificexpedition(考察)totheAntarcticdiscovereda1,000kilometre-long

canyonunder___41.___wthelargestknowncanyon(峡谷)ontheearth\'ssurface.

DiscoverednearthePrincessElizabethLand,thecanyonisover1,000kilometresin___42.___(long)and1,500

thefirsttimethatany

largecanyon___43.___(find)intheregion.

Accordingtodata___44.___(collect)onthesite,Chinesescientistshavemadethreemajorscientificdiscoveries

there,saidSunBo,vicedirectorofChina\'s32ndAntarcticexpeditionteam.

Thefirstbigdiscoveryisthe___45.___(world)largestcanyon,whichwasbeneathanAntarcticicesheetnearthe

PrincessElizabethLand.

Thesecondbigdiscoveryis___46.___therearenumeroussubglaciallakesandsubglacialwaterchannels,also

thofoneof

the___47.___(lake)scoverywillplayanimportantrole___48.___futureresearch.

ThethirdkeyfindingisthatthetemperatureofdeepiceinPrincessElizabethLandis___49.___(clear)higherthan

inotherregions,whichmakesiteasierforicetomelt,___50.___(mean)thatlakesandotherwatersystemsform

moreeasily.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节短文改错（满分10分）

51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言

错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Sometimdifferent

inkitis

doingso,thoughtitgoodtoplanttreesnextto

teachingbuildingstomaketheschoolmorebeautiful.

Onmyopinion,example,wecando

somevoluntaryworkorsendtheschoolsomepicturesdrawingbyourselves,whichcanremindusofthegolden

memories.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.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。

OvercomingAdversity

OnthebusheadedtotheUnitedStatesfromMexico,IexperiencedthesaddestandlongestrideIeverhad.

Thethoughtsofmenotseeingmyfriendsandfamilyagainweretakingovermymindandcausingastrongsense

dedtoaplaceIdidn’twanttocallhome,minutesfeltlikehoursandthehoursfeltlikedays.

“WelcometotheUnitedStates,”icersrepeatedlyasked

meformypassport,butIdidn’esortedoutallthe

3hoursleft,anewthoughttookovermymind:ngableto

lledmewithaburningragethatIhadneverfelt

before.

Notunderstandingthenewl

school,nsitionfrombeingastraight-A

studentinMexicotobeingastraightFstudentintheUnitedStateswasn’teasyandleftmewonderingifIcould

waysknownastheweird（怪的）friendswasalways

hardbecausenoonewantedtohangoutwiththeweirdo（怪人）intheclass.

cametogroup

assignments,Ithoughtthatitwastheperfectmomenttocarryoutmyplantoholdaconversationwithsomeone

entarrived,tutter（结巴）,myfirst

wordscameoutofmymouth.“HeymynameisJesus,”neinthegroup

demewanttocrawlupintoa

littleballandstartcryinginfrontofeveryone.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

参考词汇：adversityn逆境

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Asimple“Heyhowareyou”couldbetheicebreakerbetweenpeople.

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参考答案

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4.D5.A6.B7.B

8.C9.D10.B11.A

12.A13.B14.B15.C

16.F17.B18.A19.E20.G

21.B22.C23.D24.A25.D26.C27.B28.D29.B30.C31.D32.

A33.B34.D35.C36.A37.B38.A39.C40.A

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(3).在donate前加to

(4).but→and/or

(5).it→them

(6).thought→think

(7).On→In

(8).meaningfully→meaningful

(9).去掉For后面的the

(10).drawing→drawn

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