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2020 届四校联盟高三年级第二次联考试卷
英语
考试时间：120 分钟 考试总分：150 分
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。
1. When will the woman get the goods?
A. In September. B. In October. C. In November.
2. What is Henry like?
A. Hard-working. B. Friendly. C. Generous.
3. Whose favorite is football?
A. Jane’s. B. Helen’s. C. Mary’s.
4. What did the man think of the flight?
A. Long and boring. B. Long but interesting. C. Short and comfortable.
5. What will Susan do on Sunday afternoon?
A. Go to a park. B. Go to a game. C. Have a barbecue.
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，每小题将给
出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What is the boy dissatisfied with?
A. The service. B. The price. C. The environment.
7. What will the school board do?
A. Add more dishes. B. Reduce the price. C. Open more windows.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. When did the man know Jane?
A. Last weekend.
B. When he was in middle school.
C. When he was in primary school.
9. What does Jane lack?
A. Experience. B. Knowledge. C. Determination.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Who did Grace come with?
A. No one. B. John. C. Teresa.
11. What will John do next week?
A. Meet Grace. B. Study French. C. Start a new job.
12. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a college. B. At a party. C. In a company.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What is John worried about now?
A. Choosing a job. B. Choosing a college. C. Choosing a major.
14. What is John interested in?
A. Reading. B. Dancing. C. Drawing.
15. What will John do with much money?
A. Travel. B. Help people. C. Build a library.
16. What does the woman not talk about?
A. Incomes. B. Vacations. C. Scholarships.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. How many languages does the MLA focus on?
A. 10. B. 30 C. 300.
18. Which is the fourth most common language in the US?
A. Chinese. B. Spanish. C. French.
19. How many Korean speakers are there in the US?
A. Almost 900,000. B. Over 190,000. C. About 90,000.
20. What does the speaker do?
A. A language expert. B. A TV host. C. A Korean officer.
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 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Jane Austen's final novel, Persuasion, is the story of Anne Elliot and her love for Frederick
Wentworth. Persuaded to refuse his suggestion of marriage, Anne spends eight years unhappy until he
re-enters her life.
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Publisher Pan Macmillan
Publishing House Macmillan Collector' s Library
Library of Congress England- Social life and customs novel
Description
What happens when we listen to others instead of our heart? That is the theme of Jane Austen's final
novel, Persuasion. After Anne Elliot follows the advice of her dearest friend and breaks off her
engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome man with neither good luck nor rank, happiness escapes
from her. Eight years later, Anne remains unmarried, and her father spends money carelessly, which has
brought her family poverty. When a newly wealthy Frederick returns from the Napoleonic Wars, Anne
realizes her feelings remains unchanged. But will Frederick forgive her and offer Anne a second chance at
love?
The novels of Jane Austen will transport readers imaginary worlds and provide excitement,
inspiration and entertainment for years to come. All of these novels have attractive pictures and will
brighten our life.
Author' s Introduction
Born in 1775, Jane Austen published four of her six novels anonymously ( 匿名地), and she passed
away in 1817. Her work was not widely read until the late nineteenth century, and her fame grew from
then on. Known for her amusing, clever and sharp insight into social traditions, her novels about love,
relationships, and society are popular. In novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma,
she developed her careful analysis of life back that time through descriptions of the middle class in small
towns. Her sharp descriptions of ordinary people have given her novels timeless popularity. She has
earned a place in history as one of the most loved writers of English literature.
21. The novel Persuasion is________.
A. a love story
B. no longer published
C. mainly about advice on speaking skills
D. based on Jane Austen’s real experience
22. Why does Anne Elliot choose not to marry Frederick Wentworth?
A. Because she doesn't like him anymore.
B. Because she is convinced to do so by her friend.
C. Because she is afraid that he will die in the Napoleonic Wars.
D. Because she doesn't think he is rich enough to support her family.
23. We know from the passage Jane Austen's works________.
A. have disappeared from the market
B. are about the life of the middle class in big cities in England
C. focus on the life of the middle class in small places in her days
D. have brought her great popularity she always wanted to have2
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In many 一 even most 一 space-themed films,whenever Earth faces a disaster, the solution is always leaving the
planet in spaceships. But the latest Chinese sci-fi movie,“The Wandering Earth”，offers a different idea.
In the film, which is adapted from a short story by Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin, Earth is in danger of being
destroyed by the dying Sun.Humans around the world work together to build a huge engine system that will push
Earth away from the Sun. Instead of leaving Earth 一 again 一 this time we’re taking it with us.
This idea didn't come from nowhere. For thousands of years, Chinese people have had a special emotion at
their“homeland" in their hearts and minds. One old saying is “luo ye gui gen", which means returning to one’s
homeland in old age, like fallen leaves returning to the roots of their tree. Or look to an ancient poem: “The season
called the White Dew ( 白露) begins tonight/Nowhere as in our native place is the moon so bright." These both
show the strong relationship that Chinese people have had with their homeland.
This is probably what sets “The Wandering Earth" apart from Hollywood-style space films. “What is Chinese
sci-fi?”Guo Fan. the film’s director, said in an interview. “Films that can really express Our cultural and spiritual
core ( 精神核心) can be called Chinese sci-fi. Otherwise, we' re just copying others and telling the same American
stories.
And the makers of“The Wandering Earth" may have chosen the best time to tell the Chinese sci-fi story. The
film was screened on Feb 5, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was a time when many people had just made the
hard journey back to their hometowns. So to them, there is only one possible way to tell the story: Earth goes
wherever humans go, because it's our home.
24. What can we know about “The Wandering Earth”from the passage?
A. It follows the latest film fashion.
B. It is based on Liu Cixin' s book.
C. It is a film copying foreign movies.
D. It offers us a new experience of watching films.
25. What does Para 3 mainly talk about?
A. The suitable season when the film was screened.
B. The famous poems mentioned in the film.
C. The common points between Chinese films and foreign films.
D. The cultural background of the film.
26. The makers of this film choose Feb5 to put on it probably because ________
A. it was the Spring Festival and many people have time to see it.
B. many old people want to return to their hometown.
C. it can cause many people’s common feelings at this time.
D. Chinese people usually celebrate together on that day.
27. What can we infer from Guo Fan's words?
A. American sci-fi fails to express its culture.
B.“The Wandering Earth" tells a foreign story.
C. Chinese sci-fi should have its own features.
D. Science fiction films should express certain spiritual cores.
C
Nine mini cheetahs robots appeared in the field to show their athletic abilities. The four-legged machines, mini
versions of the larger and heavier Cheetah 3, began with a warm-up run across the field.
Though they may be similar to their predecessors(原先的事物), the new four-legged machines are much more
advanced. Weighing just nine kilograms, the robots can bend and swing their legs wide, giving them the ability to
walk either right-side-up or upside down. They can also travel through uneven places at about twice the
speed of an average person’s walking pace and quickly right themselves if kicked to the ground and
perform unbelievable 360-degree backflips(后空翻) from a standing position.
Unlike the Cheetah 3, the main robots are built using cheap and easy to find parts. This means that if
an arm or a motor breaks, it can be easily replaced. “If you wanted to add another arm, you could just add
three or four more of these motors,” said lead developer Benjamin Katz, “You could put these parts
together, almost like Legos.”
The team, which currently has ten of the four-legged machines, plans to build additional units in
other university robotic labs. “A big part of why we built this robot is that it makes it easy to experiment
and just try crazy things, because the robot is very strong and doesn’t break easily, and if it does break, it’s
easy and not very expensive to fix, ” said Katz.
He believes that this will enable other engineers to teach the robots different skills. “Eventually, I’m
hoping that we could have a robotic dog race through an obstacle course, where each team controls a mini
cheetah with different ways, and we can see which strategy is more effective. That’s how you accelerate
research,” said Katz.
The team’s reason for developing the robots extends beyond entertainment. They hope that someday
packs of “cheetahs” will assist first respondents with search and recovery missions following natural
disasters like earthquakes, work alongside firefighters, and even respond to military emergencies.
28. Which of the following best describes the mini robot?
A. Delicate. B. Portable. C. Complex. D. Flexible.
29. Why are cheap materials used for the mini robot?
A. To test it out in other fields. B. To produce it on a large scale.
C. To make sure it’s easy to repair. D. To make people afford to buy it.
30. What’s the main purpose of making the”cheetahs”?
A. To replace firefighters. B. To entertain people in a way.
C. To bring more convenience to people. D. To help people in dangerous situation.
31. Where is the text most likely from?
A. A diary. B. A magazine. C. A novel. D. A guide book.
D
Although we live in an era where everything seems to be available immediately, our study suggests
that today’s kids can delay gratification( 满 足 感 ) longer than children in the 1960s and 1980s," said
University of Minnesota psychologist Stephanie M. Carlson.＂This finding stands in great contrast with
the assumption by adults that today’s children have less self-control than previous generations.
The original marshmallow(棉花糖) test conducted by researchers at Stanford University involved a
series of experiments in which children aged between 3 and 5 years were offered one treat that they could
eat immediately or a larger treat if they waited. Researchers then left the room to see how long the
children would wait and watched from behind a one-way mirror.
Interestingly, today's adults thought that children nowadays would be more impulsive and less able
to wait, Carlson found. "Our findings serve as an example of how our beliefs can be wrong and how it's
important to do research,” said co-author Yuichi Shoda, PhD at the University of Washington.
The researchers offered several possible explanations for why children in the 2000s waited longer
than those in prior decades. They noted a statistically significant increase in IQ scores in the last several
decades. Another explanation may be society's increased focus on the importance of early education,
according to Carlson. The primary objective of preschool changed from largely custodial care (监护) to3
school readiness in the 1980s. Parenting also has changed in ways that help promote the development of executive
function, such as being more supportive of children's self-control, the researchers noted.
Walter Mischel of Columbia University, who co-authored this paper, noted that “while the results indicate that
the children’s ability to delay is not weakened on the marshmallow test, the findings do not speak to their
willingness to delay gratification when faced with the many temptations now available in everyday life.”
32. According to the passage, what is the adults' assumption about today's children?
A. They are not easy to please.
B. They are less able to control themselves.
C. They don't like things that are easy to get.
D. They have different personalities from previous generations.
33. What does the underlined word "impulsive " in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. productive B. considerate C. clear-minded D. hot-headed
34. What did the researchers find about children in the 2000s?
A. They are more prepared to go to school.
B. They are not as clever as previous generations.
C. They are taught self-control only by their teachers.
D. They don’t need any custodial care in their early childhood.
35. What does the author want to tell readers in the last paragraph?
A. Most children nowadays can't resist the temptations of everyday life.
B. Children chose to delay gratification willingly in the marshmallow test.
C. The test can’t accurately measure children's willingness to delay gratification.
D. Children’s ability to delay gratification is weakened because there are many temptations.
第二节（共 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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．
Male frogs use territorial calls to warn off frogs that are entering their territory. 36 . So they do not
waste energy by making territorial calls when they detect those frogs near their territory. However, if an unknown
frog approaches the land they claim as their own, males will aggressively let out a territorial call. 37 .
Warning calls are employed to warn other frogs of some nearby danger and are commonly heard when an
attacker comes near. 38 . If an attacker attacks a frog, the frog will make a call almost like a scream, which
is intended to scare the attacker. This scream is almost always made when the attacker succeeds in grasping the
frog because, should it be greatly surprised, the attacker may release the frog, which might permit the animal to
make its escape.
39 , which is employed when another frog is caught hold of by mistake. This regularly happens
during the mating season, when male frogs eager for a mate wrongly grasp another male. In other cases, females
that have already mated may make this call when different male frogs catch them. 40 .Whenever a male
catches a female of another species, the female gives the release call to inform the male that he has made a
mistake and should let go.
A. Frog calls further differ between species
B. The final major call made by frogs is the release call
C. To the human ear, frog mating calls may all sound similar
D. Frogs make short, sharp, loud sounds while they hurry away
E. Males can recognize the calls their neighbors make from afar
F. If the strange frog does not leave immediately, it may be attacked
G. There are some special occasions when frogs belonging to different species mix with one another
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。
In his second grade, my son has learned to read the saying in English: Open my lips to
good words, and open my heart to ___41___.
At any age, the ____42___ of the spoken word can’t be overstated. And yet sometimes the
___43____ of the words that pass our lips is less than what we hope for or ___44____ from
ourselves. When stress or worry __45_____ on us, we can find ourselves saying things we don’t
___46____. We often use our remarkable power of speech in ___47___ ways.
To keep my language in check, I ___48____ a simple, elegant technique I also ___49______
from my son—the idea that we should stop and “THINK” to make sure our ___50____ are true,
hopeful, important, necessary and kind before we ___51___. In the speedy pace of everyday life,
it can be ___52___ to examine each word choice this closely. However, ___53_____ over time,
THINK can become an automatic guide that _____54___ drives our words in a positive direction.
It’s the combination of the THINK ___55____ that strikes me most. ___56_____ is high
value, but remember that true words can save us from being directly ____57____ to someone we
care about. Information can be important, but it’s not helpful in the moment to someone who is
___58___, it’s not worth saying aloud. ___59_____ is powerful, but if you can’t truthfully say
something kind in a heated moment, it’s better to take a ____60____ from speaking.
It’s an invitation to think before we speak, and to make our words wise, positive statements
for all to hear.
41. A. interest B. love. C. respect D. sorrow
42. A. power B. faith C. touch D. support
43. A. condition B. quality C. nature D. talent
44. A. expect B. accept C. share D. require
45. A. bases B. counts C. weighs D. lives
46. A. decide B. believe C. need D. mean
47. A. usual B. strange C. negative D. reasonable
48. A. hold on B. aim at C. search for D. turn to
49. A. borrowed B. learned C. separated D. freed
50. A. analyses B. instructions C. words D. images
51. A. speak B. tell C. explain D. act
52. A. relaxing B. exciting C. boring D. hard
53. A. designed B. practised C. answered D. explored
54. A. highly B. politely C. happily D. easily
55. A. opinions B. excuses C. ideas D. memories
56. A. Honesty B. Helpfulness C. Devotion D. Generosity
57. A. hurtful B. pitiful C. shameful D. doubtful
58. A. regretting B. struggling C. joking D. recovering
59. A. Trust B. Necessity C. Kindness D. Importance
60. A. seat B. walk C. rest D. break4
第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分)
阅读下列材料，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。
Researchers in China have explained why basking (沐浴)in the sun can make people smart. It is
known to everybody that the sun is very important and nothing in the world can survive 61. it.
Science has already proved that sunny days can help 62._______(strong) a person’s mood, intelligence
and memory.
A team at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, Anhui province discovers
that UV light, an element of sunshine, makes a change in the brain that can make 63. (we)
smarter.
Tests on mice show that moods and learning can be improved due to enough exposure to UV light,
according to Xiong Wei, 64._______ professor at the university 's School of Life Sciences who led the
study. He says that mice 65._______ (expose) to UV light, which is equal to 20 to 30 minutes of
midday sun in Florida in summer. Exposure to UV light 66.______(increase) the level of a substance in
blood, which reacts with brain cells __67____ (promote) functions such as learning and memory. Xiong
says previous research has 68. (actual) found that this substance will change in our body and do
good to our 69._______ (fit), but this is the first time that it has been showed that the process can
happen in the brain, which is a finding 70. surprises the team.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 35 分)
第一节 短文改错(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
请修改下面的短文。短文中共有 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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1.每句不超过两个错误；
2.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
3.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。
Dear Tom,
I haven’t heard from you for a long time. What is everything going with you? To be honest, I am
not used the food here and the weather always makes me uncomfortably. Therefore, I find that difficult
to concentrate on my studies. The new teachers are friendly and they speak so fast that I can’t quite
understand them. This often discourages from me in class. What’s bad, I always feel lonely after school.
I really want to go back to my previous school, studied together with you.
I was very worried, Can you give me some advices? I'm looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Jack
第二节 书面表达（共 1 题，满分 25 分）
为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了“HEARTTOHEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑 Jim，
收到一封署名为 Worried 的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，使正常的学
习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。
内容要点如下：1．表示理解并给予安慰；2．提出建议并说明理由。
注意：1．词数 100 左右；2．信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：temper n．脾气，情绪
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Yours sincerely,
Jim
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