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广州市第一一三中学 2019 学年第二学期高二年级
英语 3 月考试题
本试卷分第 I 卷和第 II 卷两部分，共 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。
第 I 卷（选择题 共 90 分）
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号等信息填写在答题纸上。
2. 答案必须填写在答题纸的相应位置上，答案写在试题卷上无效。
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）
第一节 （共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）
A
You may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their
graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgotten experiences or give you some
great inspiration(启迪).
●Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin
And now you've accomplished something great and important here, and it's time for you to
move on to what's next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps.
You must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you've
been blessed (赐予)with and go.
●J.K. Rowling, Harvard University
Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the
expectation from my parents who were not rich. But what I feared most for myself at your age was
not poverty( 贫 穷 ), but failure. The fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you
know little about failure, you might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for
success.
●Steve Jobs, Stanford University
Sometimes life's going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. Your work is
going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you
believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't
found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle.
●Bill Gates, Harvard University
We need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead to a2
revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for
national governments, but for universities, smaller organizations, and even individuals to see
problems, see approaches and deal with the world's inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and
so on.
1.What Michael Dell said is to urge us to
A. listen to our heart B. pursue our dreams
C. follow others' example D. learn from our mistakes
2.What did J.K. Rowling fear most when she was studying in university?
A. Poverty B. Hunger C. Failure D. Appearance
3.Who wants to express "Keep looking for what you believe in"?
A. Michael Dell B. J.K. Rowling C. Bill Gates D. Steve Jobs
4.What does Bill Gates suggest people do?
A. Make contributions to the environment]
B. Take responsibility for their own behavior
C. Make joint efforts to rid some global problems
D. Master as much advanced technology as possible
B
Li Ziqi, a short video blogger specializing in traditional Chinese cooking and handicrafts, has
gained worldwide popularity.
Li has about 20 million followers on Sina Weibo, China’s equivalent to Twitter, plus 7
million followers on overseas social media networks. Many foreigners say they have got to know
traditional Chinese food culture via her channel.
It is the spirit of craftsmanship (技艺) behind her works that makes Li’s video clips attractive.
She strictly follows the authentic traditional steps and procedures in making traditional Chinese
food and handicrafts, such as peach flower wine and silk, and goes to great lengths to ensure her
videos are accurate. Sometimes she spends several months producing one of her videos.
Li has been inheriting ( 继 承 ) traditional Chinese culture in a rather creative way. A closer
look at her videos will show that they are never with any “analysis” that makes people feel bored.
They just show audiences each and every detail of traditional Chinese culture so that the latter
knows how Chinese live their beautiful and elegant lives. It is that universal appeal that makes her
works so attractive. Thanks to Li's efforts, many intangible cultural heritages that only existed in
memories and written records now appear before our eyes. Via her short videos, Li presents the
image of a beautiful and friendly China.
With the growth of the Chinese economy, people overseas are showing more interest in
traditional Chinese culture. Li has shown how to satisfy that interest in a good way, namely3
showing the best parts of traditional Chinese culture with her heart.
To effectively present the beauty of Chinese culture to the world, we need more Li Ziqi.
5. What can we learn about Li Ziqi’s video clips?
A. They promote the sales of Chinese food and handicrafts.
B. They attract a large number of foreigners to visit her online shop.
C. They aim to introduce traditional Chinese food culture and handicrafts worldwide.
D. They are based on her family’s recipes of making traditional Chinese food.
6. What could be inferred from Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4?
A. Analysis of Chinese culture in Li’s videos makes people bored.
B. Details and accuracy play significant roles in the success of Li’s videos.
C. Li makes sure all of her video clips are short enough to be downloaded.
D. Cultural heritages usually exist in memories and written accounts.
7. What does the underlined word “intangible” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. nonphysical B. inaccessible C. invaluable D. unnoticeable
8. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To provide guidance on cooking and making handicrafts.
B. To suggest a way of attracting more followers on Sina Weibo.
C. To give an example of how to gain worldwide popularity as a short video blogger.
D. To encourage more people to make efforts to bring Chinese culture to the world.
C
When students got their textbooks at the beginning of the year at San Mateo High School,
they also received the Yondr pouch, a locking device for their phones. The phone slides into it and
gets locked through a magnetic (磁力的) device. It’s not unlocked again until the final bell rings.
The procedure will repeat every day for the rest of the school year.
Adam Gelb, the vice-president, ran a pilot project last year with 20 students and decided to
do a school-wide, bell to bell program for this school year. The Yondr pouch is a start-up in San
Francisco with a mission to create phone-free spaces, something that is the very thought with Gelb.
“I really think it’s about being present and engaging in the adult that’s trying to teach you,
and your peers that might be in your small group. That’s part of the main philosophy that we're
trying to spread,” he said.
Brad Friedman, another teacher at the school, said he was becoming concerned with overuse
of phones at school. He said he often saw students completely lost on their phones, some not4
socializing at all with other students.
This week, he’s already seeing the difference. “Everyone else was socializing and eating
lunch together. That’s what I wasn’t seeing enough of when phone usage is at its worst,” he said.
A senior at San Mateo High School Djelani Phillips-Diop said he definitely panicked at first
when he heard he had to lock his phone. “I panicked, I guess. Last year when we had phones, I
was using it every day,” he said.
In case of emergency, every classroom has the unlocking device. Teachers still have access to
their own cellphones and desk phones. “We’ve gotten all 1,700 students unlocked with a matter of
minutes,” said Gelb.
We spoke to four students who, despite their initial panic, agreed that a phone-free school
experience has its benefits.
9. What can we learn about the Yondr pouch from paragraph 1?
A. It is a device to lock phones. B. It is a bell to unlock phones.
C. It is a device to be used for a year. D. It is a phone intended for students.
10. The Youdr pouch is used more in Gelb’s school to .
A. create space to use phones freely
B. help the students to be more outgoing
C. encourage more mutual communication among students
D. help the students to realize the harm of overuse of phones
11. What is Friedman’s attitude to the use of the Yondr pouch ?
A. Concerned. B. Favorable. C. Disapproving. D. Doubtful.
12. What can be learned from the passage?
A. The students were willing to have their phones locked at first.
B. The phone will get unlocked automatically when there is an emergency
C. Students prefer eating lunch together with their phones in hand.
D. Some students came to realize the benefits of the phone-free program.
D
Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP)， also named COVID-19
by WHO, there is a general fear of the unknown virus as its full effects remain to be seen. Fever,
coughing, sore throat, difficulty breathing – the NCP’s symptoms ( 症 状 ) are similar to the
common cold or the flu, but it’s potentially more dangerous.
Viruses could be deadly, like HIV and Ebola (埃博拉). But what are viruses? How can they
cause so much trouble?5
Viruses are non-living organisms ( 有 机 体 ) approximately one-millionth of an inch long.
Unlike human cells or bacteria, they can’t reproduce on their own. Instead, they invade (入侵) the
cells of living organisms to reproduce, spread and take over.
Viruses can infect every living thing – from plants and animals down to the smallest bacteria.
For this reason, they always have the potential to be dangerous to human life. Sometimes a virus
can cause a disease so serious that it is fatal. Other viral infections trigger ( 引 起 ) no noticeable
reaction.
Viruses lie around our environment all of the time, waiting for a host cell to come along.
They can enter our bodies by the nose, mouth, eyes or breaks in the skin. Once inside, they try to
find a host cell to infect. For example, HIV, which causes AIDS, attacks the T-cells of the immune
system.
But the basic question is, where did viruses first come from? Until now, no clear explanation
for their origin exists. “Tracing the origins of viruses is difficult,” Ed Rybicki, a virologist at the
University of Cape Town in South Africa, told Scientific American, “because viruses don’t leave
fossils ( 化 石 ) and because of the tricks they use to make copies of themselves within the cells
they’ve invaded.”
However, there are three main hypotheses ( 假 说 ) to explain the origin of viruses. First,
viruses started as independent organisms, then became parasites ( 寄 生 者 ). Second, viruses
evolved from pieces of DNA or RNA that “escaped” from larger organisms. Third, viruses co-
evolved with their host cells, which means they existed alongside these cells.
For the time being, these are only theories. The technology and evidence we have today
cannot be used to test these theories and identify the most plausible explanation. Continuing
studies may provide us with clearer answers. Or future studies may reveal that the answer is even
murkier (含糊不清的) than it now appears.
13. What can we learn about viruses from the text?
A. Viruses have nothing to do with the common cold.
B. Viruses are really small living organisms.
C. Viruses can’t reproduce unless they find a host cell.
D. Viruses enter our bodies mainly through the mouth, nose and hair.
14. Which of the following might explain the origin of viruses?
A. They evolved from the fossils of large organisms.
B. They evolved from parasites into independent organisms.
C. They evolved from the T-cells in animals.
D. They evolved along with their host cells.6
15. The underlined word “plausible” in the last paragraph probably means .
A. reasonable B. common C. creative D. unbelievable
16. What can we conclude from the text?
A. Viruses live longer in human host cells than in animals’.
B. Viruses will become more like bacteria as they evolve.
C. It may take a long time to understand the origin of viruses.
D. The author is optimistic about future virus research.
E
Alone Together, an amazing description of our changing relationship with technology, is
written by Sherry Turkle, an MIT professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology.
In the book's first half, devoted to robots, Turkle gives out toys like the Tamagotchi, Furby,
and Zhu Zhu robotic hamster ( 仓 鼠 ), then explores children's deep attachments to the creatures
and assessments of whether they are alive. Such quasipets set the psychological stage for what
Turkle is really worried about: robot lovers. One woman even says that if a robot acted like it
cared, she'd trade in her boyfriend.
The book's second half explores the “network” — instant messages, social networks,
confessional websites, and the like — and how it reshapes the self. Fifteen-year-olds send and
receive close to 6,000 messages a month. “They communicate all day but are not sure if they have
connected. They develop friendships on social networking sites and then wonder if they are
among friends.” In texting, a typical question is “Where are you？”， not an openended one
like“How are you？”Just as robots produce confusion about whether one is alone or with another,
Turkle sighs，
“We are connected to each other, but strangely more alone.”
“What can't be denied (否认) is that technology, with all its faults, makes life a lot easier. It
allows us to get in touch with more people in less time; it can make conversation simple — no
small talk required. But are any of those feelings equal to the kind we feel when engaged in a real,
face-to-face setting? Online, you can ignore others' feelings. In a text message, you can avoid eye
contact. A number of studies have found that this generation of teens is becoming unconcerned.
That doesn't spell disaster, but it does mean we might want to start thinking about the way we
want to live. We've gone through terribly rapid change, and some of these things just need a little
sorting out.” Turkle says.
This book is not to be missed and worthy of every dollar you spend.7
17. In her book, Turkle worries that .
A. the robotic creatures are not alive
B. all women would fall in love with robots
C. children are addicted to keeping animal pets
D. more people are lost in the world of technology
18. What can be implied from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?
A. Internet sets us apart from each other.
B. Social network is not the real world.
C. Internet brings us closer to each other.
D. Messages are used a lot in people's daily life.
19. If a child keeps using messages a lot, he or she may .
A．get engaged in small talks B．care little for others' feelings
C．get stuck in many disasters D．well sort out personal relationship
20. The purpose of writing this passage is to .
A．recommend a good book to readers
B．urge people to keep away from technology
C. analyze the dangers of keeping robots as lovers
D. explore the relationship between human and technology
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。
Imagine you are on a long car trip. It is night and you take a wrong turn onto a dark country
road. With a sinking feeling, you realize that you have no idea where you are.
21 , and the answer is written in light. A shining compass face, with north, south, east
and west at the four points, and a big needle are pointing at north. What a relief! You turn your car
around and head in the right direction guided by the sky.
For migrating birds, finding their way over long distances through the darkest nights is their
second nature. 22 — directions written by light and magnetism ( 磁 力 ). Some birds
journey thousands of miles in their twice-yearly journeys. 23 , like mountain ranges and rivers,
to help decide the directions; but birds may also navigate using the stars, and by sensing — or
even “seeing” — the Earth’s invisible magnetic field.
For many years, scientists have been studying what’s behind the strong ability of migrating
birds to find their way to their winter and summer homes. Here is one thing that they agree on.
24 . This compass leads them to make their very first autumn flight in the direction that has8
been long-travelled by the rest of their species. 25 .
A. Then you glance up at the sky
B. So birds are born knowing which way home is
C. They do it in part by reading directions in the sky
D. Magnetism is important for all animals, especially birds and fishes
E. When they’re on the way, they take the advantage of familiar landmarks
F. Migratory baby birds are already equipped with a kind of present inner compass
G. In birds, migration means two-way journeys — onward journey and backward journey
第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 55 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 26~45 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳
选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Very few of us become fluent in another language by studying it in high school.
I made a (an) 26 to maintain (保持) the little bit of French that I learned in school, but
eventually realized that this was 27 . I was well aware that new languages are 28 learned
when young, and that our abilities 29 with age. However, just before my 50th birthday, I 30
French classes.
After I was 31 to see which group I belonged to, I was placed at almost the 32 level.
When I looked around at my first Saturday morning class, I was 33 by how many of the
students were learning French as a third, fourth, or 34 fifth language.
While I’d always considered myself as a quick 35 , that was no longer the case. I 36
new vocabulary very slowly. What I learned one week seemed to 37 as soon as I learned the
next skill. I looked up the same 38 and language structures over and over again.
Now, a couple of 39 in, I can listen to the news in French and catch 90 percent of it on
the first try, read a novel if the language is not too difficult, and hold up my end of a 40 if it
doesn’t go too fast. Who knows what I might still 41 ? I’ve learned so much beyond grammar
and vocabulary. I’ve met people from around the world who have the 42 to make fools of
themselves to learn something new. I have a 43 understanding of how something can look
44 different from another perspective. I’ve learned that a language is not just a set of words, but
a way of 45 .
But most of all, I’ve learned that it really is never too late to learn something new.
26. A. effort B. offer C. mistake D. appointment
27. A. disgusting B. pointless C. cheerful D. simple9
28. A. worst B. hardest C. least D best
29. A. stay B. improve C. decline D. disappear
30. A dropped in at B took part in C paid attention to D signed up for
31. A. tested B. expected C. requested D. forced
32. A. advanced B. middle C. special D. introductory
33. A. bothered B. struck C. moved D. scared
34. A. ever B. even C. also D. still
35. A. listener B. trainer C. learner D. interviewer
36. A. absorbed B. prepared C. employed D. noticed
37. A. come back B. turn up C. break off D. slip away
38. A. passages B. words C. meanings D. tips
39. A. months B. weeks C. years D. days
40. A. conversation B. quarrel C. speech D. presentation
41. A. arrange B. show C. accomplish D. trust
42. A. courage B. time C. money D. chance
43. A. mutual B. renewed C. poor D. familiar
44. A. hardly B. occasionally C. suddenly D. completely
45. A. listening B. relaxing C. thinking D. doubting
第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使
用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 46～55 的相应位置上。
When you read a book, you’ve probably noticed that a brand new book has a rather special
smell, 46 differs from that of an older book. Where does 47 come from? Three
sources — the paper, the ink and the glue.
Around 200 AD, the Chinese first came up with paper, one of the greatest 48 (invent)
in the world. It is made 49 wood. The wood must be processed with various chemicals
50 (add) to change its structure, to remove acid and to whiten the paper. Then comes the ink
— there are many kinds. Some fade with time, while others get 51 (dark) than years ago. Finally,
different glues are used to join the sheets together and attach the covers, whether hardcover
52 paperback. Therefore, you can smell different chemicals 53 (come) out of your
new book.
Today, the forms of books 54 (change) dramatically since the birth of eBooks. They
might be 55 (convenience), but you can’t give your copy to others as a present, and they
don’t smell as nice.10
第三部分 单词拼写（共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）
56. This little girl is （有雄心的）for success and always studies hard．
57. I am writing to explain to you the reason why I was (缺席) from your lecture last
time..
58. Keeping your body in shape is (有益的) to your mental health.
59. In many ways his （残疾）helps him grow stronger psychologically and have more
independence.
60. We have made adjustments to our plan so that it can meet with your . (许可)
61. Out of (同情) , she gave some money to the old man.
62. Children, when (陪伴) by their parents, are .allowed to enter the stadium.
63. To our (满意)，the disabled have easy access to any parts of the new theater.
64. Your daughter has a (天赋) for painting.
65. (惊动) by the noise, the birds flew away．
第四部分 写作（满分 25 分）
假定你是李华，你收到外国朋友Peter 的邮件，他想了解你校在新冠疫情（COVID-19
epidemic）期间线上教学的情况。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 课程与时间；
2. 你的学习状态；
3. 你的期待。
注意：
1 词数 100 字左右；
2 可以适当增加细节
Dear Peter,
Yours,
Li Hua11
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