四川省泸州市泸县第四中学二模英语试题

泸县四中高2020级高三二诊模拟考试英语试题注意事项：答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。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．Whatdoesthewomanmean?A．Johndoesn’tputhisideasintopractice. B．Johndoesn’tlikedreaming. C．Johnhastoofewdreams.2．Wherearethespeakersheaded?A．Toaswimmingpool. B．Tothebeach. C．Toarestaurant.3．WheredidSallybuyhershirt?A．Atthedepartmentstore. B．Atanexpensivestore. C．OntheInternet.4．Howdoestheboyfeelabouthisexam?A．Proud. B．Pleased. C．Disappointed.5．Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A．Throwoutthedress. B．Exchangethedress. C．Getthedresstailored.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．Howmanypeoplearethereintheman’sgroup?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five.7．Whenwillthemanhavedinnerintherestaurant?A．At7:30. B．At8:00. C．At8:30.听第7段长对话，回答第8至9题。8．WhatisTombusydoing?A．Raisingmoney.B．Writingalabreport.C．Givingclassestochildren.9．WhomightbeabletohelpTomthisweek?A．Mike. B．Jane. C．Cathy.听第8段长对话，回答第10至12题。10．WhyisJackleavingearly?A．Toavoidgettingstuckintraffic.B．Toenjoythesceneryontheway.C．Tobuysomegiftsforhisfamily.11．WhatdoesJudyoftendoattherailwaystation?A．Readbooks.B．Lookaroundtheshops.C．Callsomefriends.12．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Whattodonextyear.B．Wheretogoforvacations.C．Howtopassthewaitingtime.听第9段长对话，回答第13至16题。13．Whoisthewomanmostprobablyspeakingto?A．Aretiree. B．Alibrarian. C．Apatient.14．Whatdoesthemanneedtodowiththerecords?A．Tocollectthem. B．Toupdatethem. C．Toreturnthem.15．Whydoesthelunchclubneedmoredrivers?A．Itpromisestoprovidealiftforitsmembers.B．Itislocatedinaneighboringmunity.C．Manymembersarefromothermunities.16．WhenwillMrs.Carrollgotothehospital?A．NextFriday. B．NextMonday. C．NextTuesday.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17．WhatisCathy’snationality?A．Chinese. B．German. C．American.18．Whenwilltheystartmakingdumplings?A．At4p.m. B．At6p.m. C．At8p.m,19．HowwillCathyetothespeaker’shouseprobably?A．Bycar. B．Bybus. C．Bytaxi.20．WhatdoesthespeakerthinkCathymayworryabout?A．Goingbacktooearly.B．Stayingtheretoolong.C．HavingdifficultywatchingTVshows.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。AAmericanHistoryMuseumPowerMachineryReopensMay29,2016—PermanentLocation:1stFloor,EastWingBythelate19thcentury,America’sIndustrialRevolutionwasmovinghillsteamahead.ThishallfollowsthedevelopmentoftheincreasinglyefficientpowermachinerythathelpedtheUnitedStatesbeeaworldleaderinindustrialproductionduringthistime.PortraitGalleryLincoln’sContemporariesMay13,2016May12,2019Location:1stFloor,NorthWing,MeserveCorridorThisexhibitionfeaturesMathewBrady’sportraitsoftwentyfamouspersons—fromshowmanP.T.BariumandinventorSamuelMorsetomusicianTeresaCarreonandclergymanHenryWardBeecher—whoreflectthediversityofAmericanintellectualandculturallifeduringLincoln’spresidency.SmithsonianDesignMuseumEnergizingtheEveryday:GiftsfromtheGeorgeR.KravisIICollectionApril28,2016—March12,2017Location:2ndFloorEnergizingtheEverydaycelebratestheexceptionalgiftsfromleadingcollectorGeorgeR.KravisIItoCooperHewitt,SmithsonianDesignMuseum.Fromradiostofurniture,theexhibitiondisplayssomeofthemostinfluentialobjectsinthehistoryofmodernism,alongsidesomeworksdrawnfromthemuseum’scollection.21．Wherewillyougoifyouareinterestedinmachineproducing?A．AmericanHistoryMuseum. B．AmericanArtMuseum.C．PortraitGallery. D．SmithsonianDesignMuseum.22．WhatcanyouseeatPortraitGallery?A．Alotofancientfurniture. B．ImportantAmericaninventions.C．Portraitsofsomecelebrities. D．ThegiftsofLincoln’spresidency.23．WhogavespecialgiftstoSmithsonianDesignMuseum?A．MartinPuryear. B．MathewBrady.C．CooperHewitt. D．GeorgeR.KravisII.BIntheUShousingmarket,3Dprintedhousesarecatchingbuyers’attentionandingintotheirconsideration.Insomeofthehottestmarkets,3Dprintedhousesarepetingagainsttraditionalwoodframehouseswithfeaturesof“cheap”,“safe”and“ecofriendly”.InRiverhead,NewYork,a3Dprintedhousewiththreebedrooms,twobathroomsanda2cardetachedgarageislistedforsaleonlinewithapriceof$299,999,muchcheaperthanatraditionalwoodframehouselikethis.InAustin,Texas,anotherconstructiontechnologypany,ICON,isbuildingtwotofourbedroomhomes,wishingtobethefirsttogetinvolvedinthisarea.Theiraimistotakeoverthemarketassoonaspossible.IntheUS,thefirst3DprintedhousingmunitywillbebuiltinRanchoMirage,adesertresortcityinCalifornia,accordingtodeveloperPalari.ThehousesintheRanchoMirageprojectwilltakeamonthtoinstallasopposedtothreetosixmonthsusingtraditionalmethods,PalariCEOBasilStarrtoldtheLosAngelesTimes.Atypicalprojectofthisscalewouldtakearoundthreeyears,buttheyareplanningfornomorethanayearandahalf,hesaid.ThepresalecampaignstartedinlateFebruaryandsoldoutwithindays,saidStarr,addingthatmostofthebuyerswereyoungpeoplewithapassionforsustainability.Apartfromtheconstructionspeed,thepaniesalsoemphasizethat3Dprintingismoreecofriendlythanconventionalbuildingmethodsbecause3Dprintersgeneratethepreciseamountofmaterial,whilebuildingwoodframehouseswillresultinconstructiongarbage.The3Dprintingtechnologyalsoprovides“muchsafer,moreadaptabletochanges”housesthataredesignedtowithstand(承受)fire,flood,windandothernaturaldisastersbetterthanconventionallybuilthouses,accordingtoICON.Will3Dprintedhousesreplacetraditionalhouses?Onlytimewilltell.24．Whatistheadvantageofa3Dprintedhouse?A．Thereislargespaceina3Dprintedhouse.B．Thereisa2cargarageinthehouse.C．It’sbetterthanawoodframehouseinkeepingwarm.D．Itisfriendlytotheenvironment.25．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．3Dprintedhousesaretoappearinhousingmarket.B．Buyersareattractedbythedesignof3Dprintedhouses.C．Constructiontechnologypaniesarepetinginthenewfield.D．Thenewtechnologyhashelpedsolvetheproblemscausedbythelackofhousing.26．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowards3Dprintedhouses?A．Neutral.B．Indifferent.C．Doubtful.D．Negative.27．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．3DprintedhousesbringuphousingcostsB．3DprintedhousesmakelifesaferandeasierC．3DprintedhousesraisetheecofriendlyneedsD．3DprintedhousesemergeintheUShousingmarketCParentslookingforeducationpins,especialforkindergarten,haveprobablyeacrossthetermWaldorf.ButwhatexactlyisaWaldorfschool?WaldorfeducationisbasedontheideasandteachingsofRudolfSteiner,anAustrianeducatorandphilosopherwhoopenedhisfirstschoolinGermanyin1919.Steiner’sschoolsfocusedon“wholechild”development,ratherthanthenarrowacademicfocuspopularinGermanschoolsatthetime.ExpertsinWaldorfeducationsaythattheseschoolstressteachingthewholechild.Amainlessonistaughtinablockoftimelastingforseveralweeks.Creativeartslikedrawing,painting,languagestudies,musicanddramasupportthemainlessonandgivestudentsavarietyofavenuestolearnthematerial.Studentsthencontinueanexplorationofthelessonthroughmovementandmotorskills,withactivitieslikephysicaleducation,building,dancingandgardening.ThegoalofWaldorfeducationistodevelopfree,butmorallyresponsibleindividualsequippedwithahighdegreeofsocialpetenceandcreativecapabilities.Factualknowledge,homeworkandtestsscoresreceivelessattention.Likealleducationalphilosophies,Waldorfschoolshavebothpositivesandnegatives.AdvocateslikeMoskowitzsayitsapproach—balancingacademicsubjectswithartisticandpracticalactivities,teachingkidhowtothink,notwhattothink—helpsdevelopaloveoflearning.SomemondrawbacksmentionedinconnectionwithWaldorfschoolsarethesamethingsthatmanyparentslike,suchasthelackofemphasisontechnologyandstandardizedtesting.BecausemanyWaldorfschoolsareprivate,tuitionmayalsobeanobstacleforsomeparents.AttheWaldorfSchoolofBaltimore,forinstance,tuitionforthe20212022schoolyearwasmorethan$20,000accordingtoitswebsitealthoughfinancialaidisavailable.Today,therearealmost1,200Waldorfschoolsandmorethan1,900Waldorfkindergartensaroundtheworld,accordingtotheAllianceforPublicWaldorfEducation.Theseschoolscanbefoundinapproximately60differentcountriesaroundtheworld.Roughly130Waldorfschools,bothpublicandprivate,areintheUnitedStates.TheWaldorfEducationmodelhasbeemostpopularinEuropeancountries,havingeveninfluencedmanyofthepublicschools.28．WhydidRudolfSteineropenhisfirstschoolin1919?A．HewantedtohelpchildrenmakeprogressacademicallyB．Heplannedtofullydevelopchildren'spotentialsinallaspects.C．Heexpectedchildrentohavemoreindooractivities.D．HetriedtofollowtheteachinginGermanyatthattime29．WhichofthefollowingreceivesthemostattentioninWaldorfeducation?A．Developingthesenseofresponsibility. B．Rememberingknowledgeaboutfacts.C．Achievinghighstatusinsociety. D．Gettinghighmarksinthetests.30．HowdoestheauthorprovethetuitionofaWaldorfschoolisexpensive?A．Bygivinganexample. B．Byparingwithotherschools.C．Bylistingsomereasons. D．Byshowingtheresultofasurvey.31．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．ThecourseofWaldorfeducation. B．TheoriginofWaldorfeducation.C．ThepopularityofWaldorfschools. D．TheprosandconsofWaldorfeducation.D“We'vedesignedbuildingsfor100yearfloods;”saysKevinVanDenWymelenberg,directoroftheInstituteforHealthintheBuiltEnvironment.“Buttherewillbeanotherepidemicoranotherpandemicortheremightjustbeanotherfluseason.Let'sgoaheadandlearntodesignforthe100yearflu.”Publichealthofficialsagreethatoneofthesimplestwåystopreventtheindoorspreadofthevirusistoincreasetheamountofoutsideairthatesintoourbuildings.Thesimpleactofopeningawindowcanmeaningfullyreducetheconcentrationofinfectious(感染的)particlesintheair.Butinmanycurrentofficebuildings,thewindowsaren'toperable.Creatingatightairsealinabuildingisoneofthemainstrategiesusedtomakebuildingsmoreenergysaving.Soarchitectsarenowwrestlingwithhowtoincreaseaircirculationwithoutacceleratingenergyconsumption.Onesolution,accordingtoKevinVanDenWymelenberg,isaspecialtypeofwindowdesign.Thisallowsoutsideairtobewarmedorcooled,asneeded,whenitentersthebuilding.Mostcurrentofficebuildingsusuallyadoptopenplanoffices,whicharesuitableformodernofficework.Butintimeofpandemic,virusesspreadeasilyamongworkersintheoffice.Ratherthansealemployeesintoindividualhardwalledrooms,officedesignerscanpreservethebenefitsofopenplanofficesbyfittingairflowsystemsthatcleantheairbreathedout.Forexample,vents(通风口)canbeinstalledatthetopoftheroomtopulloutthecloudofexhaled(呼出的)airandforfreshairtobedeliveredalongthefloor.Thistypeof“biophilicdesign”canincreaseproductivityandimprovephysicalhealth.Whatallthesechangeshaveinmonisthatthey'llhappenonlyifthepubliccontinuetofocusonindoorhealthaftertheacutecrisisofthepandemichaspassed.Inthelongrun,what'sperhapsevenmoreimportantismakingwholeenvironmentssupporthumanimmunefunction.32．AccordingtoKevin,whatisasolutiontoimprovingaircirculationwithoutconsumingmoreenergy?A．Creatingspeciallydesignedwindows.B．Increasingtheamountofoutsideair.C．Fittingventsatthetopofthebuilding.D．Designingatightairsealinthebuilding.33．Whichofthefollowingmaybeconsidereda“biophilicdesign”?A．Officeswithexhaledair. B．Officeswithairflowsystems.C．Officeswithbigwindows. D．Officeswithindividualrooms.34．Whatdoestheauthorfocusoninthelastparagraph?A．Addingsomebackgroundinformation.B．Explainingtheconceptofindoorhealth.C．Expressingtheexpectationforthefuture.D．Providingthetheoreticalbasisfortheresearch.35．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．SettingupbuildingsgoodfortheenvironmentB．TheneedtoputhumanhealthinthefirstplaceC．Redesigningtheofficeforthenext100yearfluD．Thesimplestwaytostopindoorspreadofviruses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。ThenewsmediaintheU.S.consistofradio,televisionandnewspapers.TogethertheyareeverywhereonthelivesofmanyAmericansandinfluentialontheirdailyroutines.ManyAmericansbegintheirdaybyreadingthenewspaperorwatchingamorningnewsprogramontelevisionwhiledrinkingtheircoffee.___36___Throughoutthedaythenewsisbroadcastrepeatedlyontheradioandtelevision.Intheeveningnewsisamainfeatureontelevisionwithuptotwohoursofnewsintheearlyeveningandmorenewslateatnight.Forthosewhopreferreading,theeveningnewspaperoffersthereaderthepossibilityofreadingthenewsothersseeandhearontelevision.___37___Itisuptothegeneralpublictochoosewhattoread,watchorlistento.Therefore,themediamusthavesensitivitytotheinterestsofthepublic.Newsisabigbusiness.However,itisaverypetitivebusiness,aseachstationoreachnewspaperpetesforaudiencesandreaders.___38___Whenanitembeesnewsworthy,suchasanelectionorawar,Americanswillbeefamiliarwiththedetailsasthenewsmediatrytobeasinformativeaspossible.___39___Thenewsmediareportthesamenewsitemsregardedasthemostinterestingandimpressive.___40___However,mostAmericanswouldnotcriticizetheirnewsmediatooharshly.ThetruthofthenewsmediaisgenerallyacknowledgedandacceptedbytheAmericanpublic.A．Americansdon’thavetopayfortheservices.B．Thenewsmediaarefreeofgovernmentcontrol.C．Buttheresultisthatthenewsbeesrepeated.D．Sometimestheyhavetobearboringadvertisements.E．EachtriestopresentthenewsAmericanswanttoknow.F．Whiledrivingtowork,thenewscanbeheardonthecarradio.G．Listeners,viewersorreadersmightfinditdifficulttobeselective.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。WilmaRudolphwasthe20thof22children,prematurelybornandfrail.Her___41___wasdoubtful.Whenshewasfouryearsoldshehaddoublepneumonia(肺炎)andscarletfevera___42___binationthatleftherwithaparalyzed(瘫痪的)and___43___leftleg.Shehadtowearanironleg___44___.Yetshewasfortunateinhavingamotherwho___45___her.Shetoldherthatallsheneededtodowastohave___46___,persistenceandindomitablespirit.Soatnineyearsofage,thelittlegirl___47___thelegbrace,andshetookthestepthedoctorstoldhershewouldnevertake___48___.Infouryears,shedevelopedarhythmicstep,whichwasamedical___49___.Thenthisgirlgotthe____50____ideathatshewouldliketobethegreatestwomanrunner.Now,whatcouldshe____51____tobearunnerwithaleglikethat?Atage13,sheenteredeveryraceinhighschool,andineveryraceshecameinlast.Everyone____52____herquit!However,therecameadaywhenshewonarace.Fromthenon,WilmaRudolphwoneveryrace.WilmawenttoTennesseeStateUniversity,whereshemeta____53____namedEdTemple.Templesawthe____54____spiritofthegirlandthatshehadgreatnaturaltalent.Hetrainedherso____55____thatshewenttotheOlympicGames.Thereshewas____56____againstthegreatestwomanrunnernamedJuttaHeine.Andinthe100meterdash,WilmaRudolphwon.ShebeatJuttaagaininthe200meters.Finallycamethe400meter____57____.ItwouldbeWilmaagainstJuttaonceagain.ThefirsttworunnersonWilma’steammadeperfect____58____withthebaton.ButwhenthethirdrunnerhandedthebatontoWilma,shewassoexcitedthatshedroppedit,andWilmasawJutta____59____downthetrack.Itwasimpossiblethatanybodycouldcatchthisfleetandquickgirl.ButWilmadidjustthat!WilmaRudolphhad____60____threeOlympicgoldmedals.41．A．potential B．death C．survival D．achievement42．A．artificial B．poisonous C．permanent D．deadly43．A．tireless B．useless C．worthless D．hopeless44．A．crutch B．wheelchair C．stick D．brace45．A．explored B．encouraged C．obtained D．predicted46．A．fortune B．energy C．faith D．opportunity47．A．removed B．recovered C．replaced D．refreshed48．A．bravely B．nervously C．normally D．eagerly49．A．treatment B．wonder C．operation D．disaster50．A．significant B．suspicious C．jealous D．incredible51．A．agree B．dare C．intend D．need52．A．ordered B．required C．manded D．begged53．A．coach B．tutor C．expert D．priest54．A．indomitable B．available C．considerable D．estimable55．A．fiercely B．perfectly C．cruelly D．intensely56．A．peted B．cooperated C．discriminated D．ignored57．A．match B．contest C．tournament D．relay58．A．handmade B．handoffs C．handshake D．handwriting59．A．takingoff B．takingin C．takingon D．takingup60．A．possessed B．acquired C．won D．caught第二节(共10小题：每小題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。Laoziis___61___philosopherofancient

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ofTaoTeChing,whichledhimtobetraditionallyconsideredthefounderofPhilosophicalTaoism.He___62___(respect)asadeityinmostreligiousformsofTaoistphilosophy,___63___oftenreferstoLaoziasLordLao.TaoTeChing,oftensimplycalledLaoziafteritsfamousauthor,describesthedaoasthesourceandidealofall___64___(exist):Itisinvisible,butnotmysterious,