2020届高三第二学期第二次检测

2020届高三考评改英语检测试题（2）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。Whatdidthemando?Hehadsomedrinks.Hemadeaphonecall.Hetookcareofthewoman.Howdoesthewomangoshoppingnow?A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.Wheredidthemanspendfourdays?A.InAmerica.B.InCanada.C.InMexico.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?Havehiscarrepaired.LendhiscartoBill.RefuseBillwithawhitelie.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?Theman,sclothingisdirtiedaccidentally.Themanwantstohaveacoffee.Atrafficaccidenthappened.第二节听下面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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。Whatdoestheboythinkofthewoman?A.Generous.B.Careless.C.Hard-working.Howwilltheboygotoschool?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。Whydoesthemanholdtheparty?A.Forhouse-warming.B.Forbirthday.C.Forpromotion.Howlongwillthepartylast?A.4hours.B.5hours.C.6hours.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。Whatdidthemandofirstafterhelefthighschool?Heworkedasanactor.Hewenttoadramaschool.Hetraveledalloverthecountry.WhatisCasualty?Apolicedetectivestory.Ahospitaldramaseries.Alovestory.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiscurrentwork?It,sveryhard.He,searnedenoughmoney.He,slearningalotwhileworking.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。Whereisthewomanfrom?A.Canada.B.Sweden.C.England.Howdoesthewomanknowwherethemancomesfrom?A.Fromhisname.B.Fromhisaccent.C.Fromhisappearance.Whichofthefollowingisforbidden?Usingtheman,skitchen.Havingapotluckparty.Smokingintheroom.What,stheresultifthewomanlosesherroomkey?Shecan,tgetanotherroomkey.Officialsmightcheckherroom.Shehastopayforanewone.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。Wherewilltheswimmingcompetitionbeheld?Attheschoolswimmingpool.AttheJacksonSportsCenter.AttheNewTownSwimmingPool.AtwhattimewillGrade7gather?A.9:30.B.9:35.C.9:45.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Studentsneedn,tbringcolddrinks.Studentscangettheirlunchforfree.Studentswillreturntoschoolatnoon.Whatistheannouncementabout?ThelocationoftheSportsCenter.Theprocessofthecompetition.ThearrangementsforGrades7and8.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。（A）WelcometoGoldCoastWaxMuseum.TheGoldWaxMuseumisoneoftheGoldCoast'slongestrunningattractions.It'sacollectionoffamousfigures.It'sAustralia'slargestmuseumofitskind,featuringmorethan110life-sizewaxfigurescopiesofBritishandAustralianHistory.TheWaxMuseumisvisitedbymanythousandsofpeopleeachyearwhoareshockedattheamazingrealismofthelife-sizefiguresinauthenticcostumes.Thisisyourinvitationtowanderthroughatyourleisureandmeetmanyimportantandfamouspeople'sfiguresonQueensland'sGoldCoast.ComefacetofacewithsuchcelebritiesasMichaelJackson,PresidentObama,pastPresidentJohnF.Kennedy,KingHussein,membersoftheRoyalFamily,andmanyotherswhoseliveshaveallleftagreatmarkonourworld.Informationcardsarelocatedalongsideeachfigure.TheGoldCoastWaxMuseumcontainsfigureswhichhavebeenmadebyleadinglocalandoverseassculptorstointernationalstandards,equalinqualitytotheworld'sbest,asseeninEurope,theUnitedKingdom,andU.S.A.Thedetailinthefiguresisamazingandincludeshairappliedonestrandatatime,requiringmanyworkinghoursforonehand,andtheeyesaresorealthattheyseemtofollowthevieweraround.PriceChild(1-3yrs)freeChild(4-12yrs)$22.00Adult$29.00Family(2Adults+1Child)$68.00OpeninghoursOpen7daysaweek,10a.m.tol0p.m.ClosedatChristmasDay(25Dec.)andAnzacDay(25Apr.)LocationFernyAve,SurfersParadise(GoldCoast)QLDHowtogetthereYoucanchooseanyoftheGoldCoastairporttransfers,carrentals,shuttlesandprivatetransfersto/fromyourhotel.ManycoachoperatorsalsoofferGoldCoasttransferstosurroundingattractions,beaches,andthemoredistantdestinations,throughouttheday.WhattobringBringyoursenseofadventureandyourcameraandseesomethingexcitingandquiteunique.Forfurtherinformation,pleaseclickheretoseemoreabouttheGoldCoastWaxMuseum.21..IfyouvisittheGoldCoastWaxMuseum,youcan.A.talkwithmanymembersoftheRoyalFamilyfacetofaceintheMuseumB.enjoysomeworld-classwax-worksintheMuseumC.meetmanyleadinglocalandinternationalsculptorsintheMuseumD.comeatanytimeoftheyearexceptatChristmasDayIfacoupleandtheirl0-year-oldsonvisittheGoldCoastWaxMuseum,theymaypay.A.$87 B.$80 C.$68 D.$58Youwillmostprobablyfindthispassage.A.inaguidebookB.inamagazineC.inatextbookD.onawebpage(B)FatherMauriceChaseusedaspecialwaytocelebratehis90thbirthday.TheCatholicpriesttook$15,000incashtoLosAngeles,gutterandgaveitaway.Twentywheelchair-boundpeoplereceived$100bills,whiletherestreceived$1to$3each.“IcomeoutheretotellthemthatGodlovesthemandIlovethemandthatsomeoneisconcernedaboutthem,”Chasesaid.ChasehasgivenawaycashandblessingseverySundayatthesamecornerfor24years.Severalhundredpeoplewaitforhimeveryweek.HemakesapointofcomingonThanksgivingandChristmas,too,butthisisthefirstyearhespenthisbirthdayinthedowntownneighborhoodwherepeoplelivemainlyinsheltersandondirtysidewalks.“It,stheplacethatmakesmethehappiest.Ijustloveit,”saidChase.“Ilookforwardtocominghere.”ThemoneycomesfromdonationshereceivesfromrichandfamouspeoplehemetduringhisworkasassistanttothepresidentofLoyolaMarymountUniversity.5Thecrowdbrokeintochorusesof“HappyBirthday”severaltimes.Somepeoplepresentedhimbirthdaycards,tohisdelight.TravisKemp,a51-year-olddisabledmanwithlongblackhair,wasoneofthelucky20toreceive$100.Hesaidhehadnospecialplansforspendingthemoney.“Hehasalotofrespectfromme,”Kempsaid.“IknowIcouldn,tdoit.”24.WhichofthefollowingmakesChasefeelthehappiest?A.Celebratinghisbirthdaywithhisneighbours.B.WorkinginLoyolaMarymountUniversity.C.CelebratingChristmaswiththepeoplehehashelped.D.GoingtoLosAngeles,guttertohelppeoplethere.What,sthesourceofthemoneyChaseusedtohelppeople?A.Allhissavings.B.HisearningsasaCatholicpriest.C.Donationsfromthewealthyandcelebrities.D.DonationsfromLoyolaMarymountUniversity.TravisKempismentionedinthetexttoshow.A.hewastheluckiestpersononthatdayB.thedisabledneedtobetakencareofC.ChaseisgreatlyappreciatedbytheneedyD.evenoldpeoplecametocelebrateChase,sbirthdayWhichstatementisCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?FatherMauriceChasegavethecashawaynotonlyonhisbirthdaybutalsoonotheroccasions.Everyrecipientcouldget$100incashfromFatherMauriceChase.C.AlthoughFatherMauriceChasegavethecashawayonhisbirthday,hedidn'treceiveanythinginreturn.D.FatherMauriceChaseearnedalotasassistanttothepresidentofLoyolaMarymountUniversity.(C)IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.6Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenon,theyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholesineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?WhiletakingataxiinFinland,.A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverB.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoD.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforeleavingwithoutpayingWeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland.A.aremostlypoorlymanagedB.providemealsforanydinersC.providefreewineandchargeforfoodD.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotelsWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.B.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.C.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.D.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?TheFinnishpeoplearehonest.TheFinnishpeopleliketotakeprettyadvantages.TheFinnishpeoplearefoolish.Therearemanyloopholesineverydaylife.(D)Somekindsofmentalskillsnaturallydecreaseaspeoplegetolder.Yetresearchseemstoshowthatsometrainingcanimprovesuchskills.Arecentlypublishedstudyalsoappearstoattesthatthegoodeffectsoftrainingcanlastformanyyearsafterthattraininghasended.ResearchersatJohnsHopkinsUniversityinMarylandwantedtolearnhowlongmemoryandthinkingskillswouldlastinolderpeoplewhoweretrainedtokeepthem.Thepeoplewerepartoftheten-yearresearchproject.Theyweretaughtmethodsmeanttoimprovetheirmemory,thinkingandabilitytoperformeverydaytasks.Morethan2,800volunteeredforthestudycalledACTIVE—shortforAdvancedCognitiveTrainingforIndependentandVitalElderly.Mostwerestudiedwhentheyweremorethan70yearsold.Thevolunteerstookoneofseveralshorttrainingclassesmeanttohelpthemkeeptheirmentalabilities.Oneclasstrainedparticipantsinskillsincludinghowtorememberwordlists.Anothergrouptrainedinreasoning.Athirdgroupreceivedhelpwithspeed-of-processing—speedofreceivingandunderstandinginformation.Afourthgroup—thecontrolgroupdidnotgetanytraining.Earlierresultshadestablishedthatthetraininghelpedtheparticipantsforuptofiveyears.Now,leadingstudywriterGeorgeReboksays,theresearchshowedmostofthetrainingremainedeffectiveafulltenyearslater.8ProfessorRebokandhisteamfoundthatthepeopletrainedinreasoningandspeed-of-processingdidbetteronteststhanthecontrolgroup.“Wearewonderingwhetherthoseeffectswhichenduredovertimewouldstillbetheretenyearsfollowingthetraining,andinfact,that'sexactlywhatwefound.Theeffectonmemory,however,seemednottolastaslong.Still,theoldpeopleinanyofthethreeclassesgenerallyreportedlessdifficultyinperformingdailyactivitiesthanthecontrolgroup.Thetotaltrainingtimefortheolderpeoplewasbetween10and15hours.Whichstatementisfalseaccordingtothetext?A.Thiskindoftrainingcanonlyhaveeffectsonpeopleforafewyears.B.Thepeopleweretrainedduringaperiodoftenyears.C.Mostofthepeoplewhowerestudiedweremorethan70yearsold.D.Thefirstgroupweretrainedhowtorememberwordlists.Howwouldtheoldinthesecondgroupperformafterreceivingthetraining?A.Remembermorewords B.understandinformationmorequicklyC.Actaspoorlyasbefore D.performdailyactivitiesbetterWhatdoestheunderlinedword"attest"inthefirstparagraphmean?A.AffectB.DenyC.Prove D.ImproveWhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?MentalTrainingHelpedElderlyStaySharpforYears.SomeKindsofMentalSkillsNaturallyDecrease.C.FourGroupsofOldPeopleWereTrainedMentally.D.ATen-yearResearchAffectsElderly.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。Howtobuildyourself-confidenceSelf-confidenceisnotbuiltovernight.Herearesometipstobuildupyourself-confidence.Trytofindthereason.Youprobablyhaveafairlygoodidea,butitalwayshelpswhenyou'reworkingonyourconfidencetobringthemintothelight.So,isityourappearance,yourfeelingsaboutthings,yourlackofsocialachievement,yourlackofintellectualachievementortheeffectsofnegativerelationshipswithyourparents,familyorfriends?36Turntoyourfriendsforreference.Yourfriendsandlovedoneswillshareyourtroubles,talkinghelps,asweallknow-butdon'toverdoit.37 .Butthenagain,youdon'twanttogivetroublesaway!Theyareyourtroubles,andyou'retheonewho'sresponsibleforsolvingthem.38.Understandthatthereisnoquickfixtoresolvelong-standingissues;instead,reflectoneachissueanddecideonactionyoucantakethatwillhelpyoutoovercomethedifficultiesyouface.Thinkpositively.Givingwaytonegativethinkingandallowingyourselftobedisempoweredbyitisyourchoice.39Youcanlearntostopthisprocess-byreplacingnegativeself-talkeachtimeitdevelopswithsomethingthatseekstofindthepositive,confidenceboostingaspectofasituation.Totryandcompetewiththehighestinanyfieldishopeless.40.Thatistheartofhappinessandalsotherootofself-confidence.Avoidanythingthatfeelslikeself-pity,andavoidthepityofothers.It'sespeciallyimportanttoidentifythingsthatcauseyoushameorguiltorproducefeelingsofinferiority.Self-confidencecomesfromself-expressionFacethechallengestoyourconfidence.Don'tallowyourselftobecomeavictim.Atroublesharedisatroublehalved.Justtobegoodenough,tobesatisfiedwithwhatyouhave.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Foroneyear,theDannemillerfamilygaveupbuyinganyunnecessarypurchases.Inanefforttogetbackintouchwithwhattheycalltheirfamilymission,whichincludes“growinginfaithtogetherandservingotherstocreateaworldwithoutunnecessary41 ,“parentsScottandGabbyDannemillerdecidedto4210spendingmoneyonthingsliketoys,books,clothing,oranythingthatwasn,tanecessityora(n)43.Overall,thefamilysuccessfully44theplan.Thoughtheexperimenttookplacein2013,thefamily45triestolivebythelessonstheylearnedwhilecuttingoutunnecessaryspending.“Byfocusingonexperiencesinsteadof46,wegrewtogetherinfaithasafamily,wewereableto47others,wewereabletogivemoreofourtimeandtreasuretopeoplewho48needit,”Scottsays.“Mydaughter,sbirthdayisnextmonth,andsheaskedifwecouldgotovisitheruncle,sfarmandrideahorse,49justaskingforahorsestuffedanimal,”hesays.“Nowwelookat50andsay,‘Willthatreallyaddvaluetoourlife,51isitsomethingwewilljustneedtofindspaceforandtakecareof?’”Ifyou,retryingtoteachyourchildrentofocus52onphysicalstuff,Scottsaysit,shelpfultotweak(稍微改进)your53whenkidsaskforthings.“Weusedtosay,'That'stoo54,'butthatmadeourkidsthinkOK,weneedmoremoney,andwhenwegetmoremoneywecanhaveit,”hesays.“We55to‘Wedon,tneedthat,5andthathelpedthemunderstand.”When56spending,Scottsaysthemost57thingistofocusnotonwhatyourfamilyisgivingup,butwhatitisgaining.“Ifsnotaboutwhatyou,re 58,”hesays.“Thequestionshouldbe,‘Whatarewegoingto59thatwith?5Then,makesureyouareaddingsomethingtoyourlifethatthepeopleinyourfamily60.Forus,thatwastimetogether.”41.A.needB.faithC.delayD.pity42.A.slowB.beginC.increaseD.stop43.A.partyB.experienceC.relationshipD.gathering44.A.appliedtoB.subscribedtoC.respondedtoD.stuckto45.A.evenB.everC.stillD.just46.A.purchasesB.skillsC.behaviorsD.enjoyments47.A.treatB.serveC.pleaseD.satisfy48.A.presentlyB.likelyC.reallyD.simply49.A.morethanB.orelseC.orratherD.ratherthan50.A.possessionsB.giftsC.treasuresD.earnings1152.A.lessB.occasionallyC.frequentlyD.more53.A.appearanceB.atmosphereC.languageD.identity54.A.worthyB.cheapC.worthlessD.expensive55.A.admittedB.referredC.shiftedD.took56.A.pullingdownB.cuttingdownC.gettingridofD.leavingout57.A.impressiveB.challengingC.importantD.encouraging58.A.lackingB.losingC.obtainingD.finding59.A.replaceB.shareC.exchangeD.compare60.A.ownB.preserveC.oweD.value51.A.soB.orC.andD.but第II卷第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分.)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Inmanycountries,31isnotunusualforfamiliesofdifferentbackgroundstolivetogetherinthesharedspace.32 ,intheUnitedStates,thisideamaystillbeconsideredodd.Butthistypeofhousing,33(call)co-housing,isgaining34(popular)intheUnitedStates,too.Co-housingcomplexesarepoppingupacrossthecountry.Formanypeople,thiswayoflifeisarelieftothebusymodernlifestyle.Aco-housingcommunityhas35(private)ownedhousesandsharedland.Thereisoftena“commonhouse”withakitchenanddiningroom,meetingroom,andmaybeaworkshopoflibraryormusicroom.About25co-housingcommunities36(build)inrecentyears,and150moreareplanned.Aco-housingcomplexisaplace37residentsshop,cook,andeattogether.Residentsofaco-ho