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1、 - 1 - 二校联考二校联考 20202020 届高三第二次月考届高三第二次月考 英语英语试题试题 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、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。 1. What was the purpose of the mans trip to India? A. To find out the causes of AIDS B. To raise

2、money for AIDS patients C. To draw attention to the spread of AIDS 2. What will Mr. Smith do next? A. Catch a flight B. Attend a meeting. C. Take a rest. 3. What does the man advise the woman to do? A Work out B. Sit at the desk C Put on some weight 4. How much does the dress cost now? A. $54 B.$60

3、C. $66 5. What will the man do for his daughters birthday? A. Buy a present B. Have a barbeque. C. Plan a weekend tmp 第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 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，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

4、 两个小题。 6. Whats Fred,s plan after graduation? A Working in his hometown. B. Traveling with his parents. C Renting an apartment 7. What does Fred say about the woman,s parents decision? A Its very wise - 2 - B. Its a bit impractical C Its beyond expectations 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。 8. What did the w

5、oman do in Britain? A. She taught in a school B. She worked as a director C. She studied in a university. 9. Why does the woman talk with the man? A. To apply for a job B. To make a travel plan C. To have language training 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。 10. Where did the speakers first meet? A In Shangh

6、ai B In London C. In Pans. 11. What activity will the speakers attend? A A performance B. A conference C. A big sale 12. What will the man do for the woman? A. Book her a hotel B. Take her to a restaurant C Pick her up from the airport 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。 13. Whats the aim of the campaign? A

7、To remind people of Earth Day B. To encourage people to reduce garbage C. To warm people of the bad effects of pollution 14. What will be the task on the second day? A Planting trees B Designing posters C Collecting garbage, 15. What does Peter expect the teachers to do? A Paint paper. - 3 - B. Stop

8、 driving cars. C. Decorate classrooms 16. How does Sara find Peters ideas? A. Ridiculous B. Wonderful C Confusing 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。 17. When does Andy escape from the prison? A.ln1927 B.In1947. C.In1967 18. Why is Andy put into the Shawshank prison? A. He makes political comments in a newsp

9、aper. B. He helps officers make money illegally C. He is charged with murder 19. What impresses the speaker most about Andy? A. His banker expenence B Hope in his mine C. His colorful life 20. What is the passage mainly about Andy? A. A film review B.A film poster C. A film background 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，

10、满分 40 分） 第一节 （共 15 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 或 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St.Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army a

11、nd was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her. His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary :“ My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to m

12、e but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.” This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920, encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collec

13、tion of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The - 4 - Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925,which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published an

14、other collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men. However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Ten

15、der Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism. 21.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgeralds life acco

16、rding to the passage? a. He became addicted to drinking. b. He studied at St.Paul Academy. c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise. d. The Great Gatsby won high praise. e. He failed to reorder his life. f. He joined the army and met Zelda. A. f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d C. f-d-e-c-b-a D

17、. b-f-c-d-e-a 22.We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald . A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama. B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army C. would have completed more works if his wife hadnt broken down D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wif

18、e was in hospital 23.The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about . A. Zeldas personal life B. Zeldas illness and treatment C. Fitzgeralds friendship with Graham D. Fitzgeralds contributions to the literary world B “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said each time I fac

19、ed disappointment or even depression. “If you carry on, one day, something good will happen. And youll realize that it - 5 - wouldnt have happened if not for that previous disappointment.” Mother was right, but I didnt realize that until I graduated from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a j

20、ob in radio and then work my way up to be a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭顺风车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got turned down every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that in most cases, big stations couldnt risk hiring an inexperienced person. “Go out in the remote

21、 areas and find a small station thatll give you a chance,” she said. I went back home to Dixon, Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had play

22、ed high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasnt hired. My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best.” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to hunt for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman n

23、amed Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my frustration boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that y

24、ou said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. The preceding autumn, my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run. I did a 15-minute boost to that play, and Peter told me I would be bro

25、adcasting Saturdays game! On my way home, as I have had many times since, I thought of my mothers words, “If you carry on, one day, something good will happen. It wouldnt have happened if not for that previous disappointment.” 24.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The author graduated

26、 from college in the 1930s. B. The authors dream job was a sports announcer. C. The author was refused by every radio station across the country. D. The author was considered unqualified because of his lack of experience. 25.What does the underlined phrase “boil over” (in paragraph 5) most probably

27、mean? A. To pass on some evil emotions. B. To become overwhelming. C. To be turned into calmness. D. To break down. - 6 - 26.What can be inferred from the passage? A. The author was given a car by his father after he failed his first-ever job interview. B. The authors mom always advised him to learn

28、 from his failures. C. Peter MacArthur, the program director of WOC Radio, turned down the author for his lack of flexibility. D. Peter MacArthur was able to recognize the talent of the author as a sports announcer. 27.What lesson can be drawn from the authors experience in the passage? A. When in R

29、ome, do as the Romans do. B. Practice makes perfect. C. No pain, no gain. D. The early bird catches the worm. C Its 3 oclock and youve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesnt. Here is another

30、situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal. Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare h

31、unger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most ba

32、sic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival. A craving is more complex. It activates (使活跃) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activate

33、d during drug-craving studies. So, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure. In a 2007 study, researchers at Camb

34、ridge University found that “dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food craving.” So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting is a bit different. They found that eating - 7 - no food at all for a short period of time

35、lessened food cravings. So, the next time you crave something very specific, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach. 28.What is the function of the first paragraph? A. To remind readers of their own special food. B. To deepen the understanding of hunger. C. To report the discove

36、ry of craving study. D. To lead to the topic of the whole passage. 29.What do we learn about food craving? A. It shows food is linked to feelings. B. It ensures a person survives hunger. C. It means the stomach functions well. D. It proves the brain decides your appetite. 30.Whats the likely result

37、of dieting? A. The decrease of chemicals. B. The increase of food desire. C. The refusal of fat and sugar. D. The disappearance of appetite. 31.What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The functions of brain areas. B. What hunger is all about. C. The findings of food craving. D. What dieting may bri

38、ng us. D Imagine youre standing in line to buy an after-school snack at a store. You step up to the counter and the cashier scans your food. Next, you have to pay. But instead of scanning a QR code (二维码) with your smartphone, you just hold out your hand so the cashier can scan your fingerprint. Or,

39、a camera scans your face, your eyes or even your ear. Now, this type of technology might not be far away. As technology companies move away from the traditional password, biometric(生物识别的) security, which includes fingerprint, face and voice ID, is becoming increasingly popular. In 2013, Apple introd

40、uced the iPhone 5s, one of the first smartphones with a fingerprint scanner. Since then, using ones fingerprint to unlock a phone and make mobile payments has become commonplace, bringing convenience to our lives. And since last year, Samsung has featured eye-scanning technology in its top smartphon

41、es, while Apples new iPhone X can even scan a users - 8 - face. But despite its popularity, experts warn that biometrics might not be as secure as wed imagined. “Biometrics are ideally good, but in practice, not so much” said John Michener, a biometrics expert. When introducing the new iPhones Face

42、ID feature, Phil Schiller, Apples senior vice president, said, “The chance that a random person in the population could look at your iPhone X and unlock it with their face is about one in a million.” But its already been done. In a video posted on community website Reddi, two brothers showed how the

43、y were each able to unlock the same iPhone X using their own face. And they arent even twins. “We may expect too much from biometrics,” Anil Jain, a computer science professor at Michigan State University, told CBS News. “No security systems are perfect.” Earlier this year, Jain found a way to trick

44、 biometric security. Using a printed copy of a thumbprint, she was able to unlock a dead persons smartphone for police, according to tech website Splinter. “Its good to see biometrics being used more,” Jain told CBS News, “because it adds another factors for security. But using multiple security mea

45、sures is the best defense.” 32.What is the latest technology to unlock a smartphone according to the article? A. QR code scanning. B. Face scanning. C. Fingerprint scanning. D. Eye scanning. 33.Whats a major problem of the iPhone Xs Face ID system? A. It takes too long to unlock the phone. B. It oft

46、en fails to recognize its owners face. C. Face data could be used for other purposes. D. Different faces could be used to unlock the same phone. 34.What does Anil Jain think of biometric security? A. Its as secure as traditional measures. B. It has caused much trouble for police. C. It should be use

47、d with other security measures. D. It is perfect without any room for improvement. 35.The author wrote this article mainly to _. A. describe the popularity of biometrics B. show how biometrics has changed our lives C. point out various problems with biometrics D. discuss the security problems of bio

48、metrics - 9 - 第二节.七选五 (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。 By making positive changes in your life you can become better. 36.Here are some quick and easy ways to help you become a better person. 37. Recognize what areas you are lacking. For this you can ask a trusted friend or family member for help. Being unaware of your weaknesses makes it hard for you to improve. The successful people know where they arent strong and they use their strengths to make up for it. Quit a bad habit. Quitting a bad habit is good for you. 38.If you arent ready to quit you