山东省 2020 年普通高中学业水平等级考试(模拟)
英语试题
2020．4
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。
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第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 50 分)
第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Amsterdam Destination Guide
Amsterdam is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world，famous for its beautiful
canals ， top art museums and cycling culture ． Here are some key points for your trip to
Amsterdam．
Must—See Attractions
Begin with the Old Centre，which is full of traditional architecture，shopping centers，and coffee
shops. Don’t miss the Dam Square and the areas around Spui and Nieuwmarkt．You’11 also want
check out Amsterdam’s Museum Quarter in the South District，which is great for shopping at the
Albert Cuyp Market and having a picnic in the Vondelpark ． The top museums to visit are the
Rijksmusuem，the Ann Frank House，and the Van Gogh Museum．
If You Have Time
The Canal Ring is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was originally built to attract wealthy
home owners and is a place for celebrity spotting and nightlife today．The P1antage area has most of
the city’s museums，including the Jewish Historical Museum，the Scheepvaart Museum，and the
botanical gardens．
Transportation
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is located about 15 kilometers southwest of city center．You can
catch a train from Schiphol to Amsterdam Central Station ， which has many connecting
routes．Parking is difficult in the city center，so cycling is incredibly popular here，and it’s easy to
find cheap bike rentals around town.
Money Saving TipsUnless you really want to see the tulips blooming ，avoid booking between mid-March and
mid-May．This is when hotel and flight prices surge．
Look for accommodations in Amsterdam’s South District，where rates are generally cheaper
than in the city center．
Buy train tickets at the machine instead of the counter to save a bit of money．
1．Where can visitors have a picnic?
A．The Old Centre． B．The Museum Quarter．
C．The Vondelpark D．The Plantage area．
2．Why is cycling so popular in the city center?
A．It’s difficult to park cars there． B．It has too many connecting routes．
C．It’s too far from the airport． D．It’s very cheap to purchase a bike．
3．How can visitors save money according to the author’s advice?
A．Booking in Mid—April． B．Buying train tickets at the counter．
C．Parking in the city center． D．Booking hotel in the South District．
B
Five years ago，Yellow-Purple tore a flexor tendon(屈肌腱)，making it difficult to use her left
leg．The little penguin was having a hard time walking and swimming．
Yellow—Purple lives with a large group of African penguins at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic，
Connecticut．African penguins are an endangered species．They are beautiful，black and white birds
that are about two feet tall when fully grown，and they are very popular with the Aquarium’s
visitors．
The staff at the Aquarium made a little support boot for Yellow—Purple from plastic．This
supported her left ankle and made it much easier for her to do all the things that penguins like to
do．Yellow—Purple was getting along fine with her boot，but then Dr．Jen Flower，Chief Clinical
Veterinarian at Mystic Aquarium，heard about 3 D printing technology．She decided to use it to help
better the boot．
Luckily，Mystic Aquarium’s Vice President of Education &Conservation，Kelly Marls，knew
that Mystic Middle School had recently acquired a 3D Systems printer．Kelly reached out to the
school and arranged a meeting．Sue Prince，Library Media Specialist at Mystic Middle School，and
seven middle school students visited Yellow-Purple to learn what was needed，and then contacted
the supplier of their 3 D printer，ACT Group．
With ACT Group’s help，the students learned how to scan Yellow—Purple’s existing foot
cast，then use that data to create a more efficient boot with sculpting software．The final boot design
was printed on a 3D printer using multiple materials，allowing the boot to be flexible enough for
comfortable movement，yet hard enough to support the injured tendon．
The students were thrilled when they saw Yellow—Purple walking almost back to normal．It was a great way to put science into practice．Celebrities like Ashton Kutcher shared Yellow—Purple’
s story on Facebook，inspiring more than 1.5 million combined views．
4．What can we learn about African penguins?
A．They are very large in number． B．They are dangerous species．
C．They are beautiful when young． D．They are attractive to visitors．
5．Who came up with the idea of an updated support boot?
A．The ACT Group． B．Dr．Jen Flower．
C．Kelly Matis． D．Sue Prince
6．What preparation work was done before the students got the ACT Group’s help?
A．They reached school on time． B．They held a meeting to discuss the problem．
C．They paid a visit to Yellow—Purple． D．They contacted the ACT Group for supplies．
7．What is the best title for this text?
A．The development of 3D printing
B．A penguin benefiting from high-tech
C．An effort to put science into practice
D．A software that can design
C
We spend a third of our adult lives working and another big part preparing for our
careers．Historically，work was rarely seen as a source of meaning and purpose．During the vast
majority of our 300，000-year human evolution(进化)，work was in fact pretty simple．We worked
to eat and avoid being eaten．Meaning and purpose came from somewhere else，like spirituality，
art，religion，or science．
The idea that we are meant to find meaning at work or to find work meaningful—is a rather
modern，if not postmodern，invention．Only one hundred years ago it would have been frequent to
see a worker who returned from a typical workday at a factory complain to their folks that they
didn’t earn much or they were worn out and rare to see that they complain they didn’t experience a
sense of purpose．
Similarly，the idea that we ought to bring our“whole self”to work is a pretty novel and recent
form of career advice ． Its origins can be traced to William Kahn who invented the concept of
employee engagement 30 years ago．His point was that employees differ in the degree to which they
identify with their work role．Some see work as merely a job and clock in and out every day，without
bringing their whole self to work．Work is just not a core aspect of their identity，and their concept of
themselves is built on other social categories like mother，husband，American，Christian，captain
of the local soccer team，etc．
Others，however，have very low psychological distance with their work role，seeing it as essentially intertwined(交融的)with who they are．They don’t just come to work，they are fully
devoted to their careers and have a spiritual type of connection with their jobs．They are，it seems，
almost possessed by work and are the type of workaholics(工作狂)most companies long for．
8．Why did we spend much of our adult lives working?
A．To prepare for future careers． B．To find the water sources．
C．To help us evolve． D．To make us survive．
9．Why did the writer mention the worker a century，ago?
A．To help us find meaning at work．
B．To prove that the idea was modern．
C．To show us the bad old days．
D．To complain about the experience．
10．Which of the following might William Kahn agree with?
A．Employees have different understandings about their work role．
B．Every employee must bring their whole self to work．
C．To be devoted to work is a pretty novel idea．
D．Workers’core identity is built on art categories．
11．What kind of employees do most companies favour?
A．Those who see work as a job．
B．Those who identify with their work role．
C．Those who are fully devoted to their work．
D．Those who possess experience．
D
Wearing a headset to play a virtual-reality game is fun．As you move your head around，you can
see the scene from different angles．You’re in a fake environment that seems so real．But the power
of VR may go well beyond entertainment．It just might help people who suffer from long time of
pain，a new study finds．
“If VR can reduce some types of pain，it could become a new cure with fewer side effects than
drugs，”says Sam Hughes，a psychologist at Imperial College London．“And it would be 1ess
expensive．”
Hughes’group studies bone and muscle pain．One example is sciatica．Sciatica is a form of
pain doctors call chronic pain，which is different from the hurt you feel when you hit your knee
against a table or put your hand in very hot water．It is fairly long-1ived pain and may even spread
from an initial site to other body parts．
The researchers tested the pain-altering effect of virtual reality．Each volunteer accepted some
form of temporary pain ． The pain came from a special cream applied to the skin ． The cream contained capsaicin．It’the chemical in hot peppers that burns your mouth．
They then showed the volunteers a movie．Each volunteer would see the movie twice—once in
3D，while wearing a VR headset，and once on a normal 2 D screen．The researchers randomly
decided for each volunteer whether they watched the 2D or 3D version first．Using the 2D movie as
the comparison allowed them to isolate the effect of VR．Watching the movie in VR reduced the
pain in the skin area better than did viewing the movie in 2D．VR helped them tolerate more pain in
the area of the creamed skin．However，that pain reduction ended a few minutes after removing the
VR headsets．The researchers wondered how well VR might reduce other types of pain．
12．What’s one of the advantages of VR to reduce pain?
A．It’s much safer． B．It’s more convenient．
C．It’s much faster． D．It’s more efficient．
13．What does the underlined word chronic mean in Paragraph 3?
A．sudden B．1ong-term C．1ight D．sharp
14．Why was the special cream used in the experiment?
A．To find chemicals in hot peppers． B．To bring comfort to volunteers．
C．To burns the volunteers’mouth． D．To cause some temporary pain．
15．How was the test carried out?
A．By giving numbers． B．By using examples．
C．By making a comparison． D．By presenting research findings．
第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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。
Life in Death Valley
Death Valley is a huge place，extending more than 225 kilometers across the southern part of
California into the neighboring state of Nevada．As beautiful as this place is，its name provides
evidence of very real danger．
16 It has nearly 1.4 million hectares of desert and mountains that reach more than 3，000
meters into the sky．Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months．Storms in the
mountains can cause sudden floods on the floor of the valley．But，during summer months，the air
temperature has been as high as 57 degrees Celsius．17 The extreme heat of Death Valley has once
killed people．
In many areas of Death Valley，it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently
by movement deep in the Earth．This has created unusual and beautiful rock formations，with colors
of red，brown，gray，yellow and black．In other parts of Death Valley，there are lines in the
rock. The lines are evidence of the past presence of water．18 ．
Much of Death Valley is flat and extremely dry ． In some areas the ground is nothing but
salt．However，it would be wrong to think that nothing lives in Death Valley． 19 Wildflowers grow
very quickly after even a small amount of rain．Several kinds of birds live in Death Valley．Visitors might see the dog-1ike animal called the coyote，or wild bighorn sheep，or other animals like the
desert tortoise．
Throughout history，Native Americans found ways to survive in Death Valley．Rock art and
other remains show that humans lived in the valley as far back as 9，000 years ago．Nowadays，more
than one million people visit it each year． 20 The sun slowly turns the valley a gold color that
deepens to a soft brown，then changes to a dark red．As night comes，the mountains turn a dark
purple color，then black．
A．The valley is full of life．
B．The setting sun is visitors’favorite．
C．Images here seem to change each minute．
D．Death Valley，is a place of strange and silent beauty．
E．Death Valley doesn’t forgive those who are not careful．
F．Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes．
G．The area was deep under an ocean for many thousands of years．
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节(共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We walked slowly through the wet grass ， our eyes searching for the enemy ． Suddenly ，
machine-gun fire broke the quiet．We hit the ground， 21 from the shots by a low stone wall．As
I ordered two soldiers to help me locate and 22 the machine gun．I heard 23 —and then I was on
my back．
“Lieutenant(中尉)!Lieutenant! You’ve been hit!”one soldier cried．Two medics rushed me
to an aid 24 ．A doctor slapped a bandage on my bloody knee；then the medics drove me to a 25
field hospital．They carried me into a tent where dozens of 26 soldiers were lined up on the
ground．I watched the nurses working 27 things went black．When I woke up．I was lying on a
bed wearing nothing but a blanket．
“Wake up，Lieutenant!”a nurse shouted．“You’ve got to get on a plane—you’re 28 to a
hospital in England! ” I 29 ． All my worldly possessions lay in a mountainous heap of
equipment．I could replace everything 30 the photo of my new bride，Ellen，which I always carried
with me．
“I’m not going until I get my wife’s picture．”I said．“It’s in the gas mask cover you 31
from me．”I knew the nurse could make me go， 32 instead she said，“OK，I’11 see if I can find
it．”then ran out to search through the 33 ．Time stood still until finally she came running 34
back．“I’ve got it!”she shouted，waving the picture in her upraised hand．
That photograph 35 me through tough times．Now—69 years later—it sits on my bedside table．21．A．escaped B．sheltered C．removed D．prevented
22．A．knock out B．search for C．stay away D．run towards
23．A．a thunder B．a scream C．a crash D．an explosion
24．A．school B．station C．program D．advisor
25．A．ruined B．famous C．nearby D．advanced
26．A．wounded B．brave C．dead D．cured
27．A．because B．though C．after D．before
28．A．driving B．connecting C．flying D．engaging
29．A．hesitated B．opposed C．panicked D．whispered
30．A．with B．by C．for D．except
31．A．took away B．carried out C．cleared up D．kept back
32．A．so B．and C．or D．but
33．A．tents B．hills C．piles D．beds
34．A．breathlessly B．disappointedly C．nervously D．mysteriously
35．A．benefited B．comforted C．reminded D．challenged
第二节(共 10 小题，每小题 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。
“There’s no place like home．”This English saying has much truth in it：the best place 36
(surround)by our loved ones and with a roof over our head．And for many young adults，it’s the
only affordable place to stay：somewhere where they can receive first—class service 37 mum and
dad．But this comes at a price!
In some countries．it’s quite traditional for people in their late 38 (teen)and early 20s to live
at home with their parents，but in other places，flying the nest to start their own 39 (depend)life is
very desirable．Without complaining，you can come and go 40 you wish．But there’s been a
growing trend，in the UK at least，for young people to return home to live-or not to leave home at
a11．According to a survey，about a quarter of young adults 41 (age)20-34 live at home，and that
figure has been growing．
Many returning adult children enjoy home comforts．These include cooked meals，a full fridge
and cleaning，as well as their bills being covered by what is 42 (common)called“the hotel of mum
and dad”．But for the“hoteliers”，mum and dad，the survey found the average cost to them has gone
up sharply，and that they are sacrificing luxuries and holidays 43 (look)after their“big kids”．
With parents spending around￡1，886 on takeaway food，44 (buy)new furniture and upgrading
their Wi-Fi for the benefit of their children，it’s easy for the returning children to put their feet up
and make themselves at home．That’s before they learn 45 home truth—that one day it might be
their own kids who’11 be checking into the hotel of mum and dad!
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(满分 15 分)
假如你是李华，你的美国朋友 George 在纽约所住的小区中有多人感染新冠病毒而发病。
请你给他写一封邮件安慰他并告知注意事项。
注意：1．词数 80 左右：
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．参考词汇：新冠病毒 novel coronations。
第二节(满分 25 分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，续
写的词数应为 150 左右。
It was Gross’s idea to go into Torngat Mountains National Park in Canada’s Arctic．Only a
few hundred people went to the park each year，and Gross wanted to be part of that club．Chase
did，too，but she worried about hiking in polar bear country．
Two Sierra Club guides were the leaders．Gross，then 60，worked for a housing nonprofit in San
Francisco．Chase，59，a medical consultant from North Carolina．The pair had guided 13 trips
together．Joining them were Larry，63，a New York City lawyer；Frankel，65，an exercise
physiologist(生理学者)from Oregon；Dyer，48，a legal aid lawyer from Maine；and Isenberg，
55 ， a physician from Arizona ． Chase ’ s husband ， Mendez ， 63 ， a quality—improvement
consultant，would be joining them as well．
On Sunday，July 21，2013，a floatplane carrying the Club party went down toward the eastern
shore of the Torngats．The first thing the group did was set up camp 150 yards from the shore．At 4
a．m．，Mendez stepped out of his tent—and saw that they weren’t alone．“Polar bear on the beach!”
he yelled．A mother and her cub(崽)were walking along the shore in the early-morning light．
Over dinner，they laughed，sharing stories of their past trips and lives back home．They didn’
t talk much about the bear that was observing them ． It seemed almost like a piece of the
landscape—just another detail in the impressive setting ． Mendez felt reassured by their bear
interactions that day．The mother and cub weren’t interested in them．But Dyer couldn’t shake his
unease．“Why don’t we post a watch?”he asked．But Gross wasn’t worried．“That’s what the
fence is for．”he told Dyer．
They fell asleep listening to the waves．At 3：30 a．m．．Chase woke to screams．From the
window of her tent，she saw a polar bear a few feet away．It was down on all fours，eyes level with
her，huge and white except for the black of its eyes and nose．“Gross!”she screamed．The bear tore
at a neighboring tent and dragged something into the darkness．Gross grabbed his flare gun，ran out in his long underwear，and aimed at the bear．The animal was 75 feet away，heading west．
Paragraph 1：He saw that what was in the bear’s mouth was not a thing at all—it was Dyer．
Paragraph 2：The bear dropped Dyer hard and fled．
注意：
1．所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；
2．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
山东省 2020 年普通高中学业水平等级考试(模拟)
英语试题参考答案及评分标准
2020.4
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节 ,满分 50 分)
第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 分)
1-5CADDB 6-10CBDBA 11-15CABDC.
第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分)
16-20FEGAC.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节 ,满分 30 分)
第一节(共 15 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)
21 -25 BADBC 26 - 30 ADCCD 31 -35 ADCAB第二节(共 10 小题,每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)
36. is surrounded 37. from 38. teens 39. independent 40. as
41. aged 42. commonly 43. to look 44. buying 45. a .
第三部分 写作
第一节
Dear George，
I' m sorry to learn from your email that many people in your neighbourhood
have got infected with the novel coronations. Novel coronations is the
danger to the health of human beings. However, there is no sense worrying
too much about it. In China, we have gone all out and succeeded stopping
it from spreading. I advise that you wear masks when going out and wash
your hands regularly. Do not go where it' s crowded. If we defend ourselves
correctly, I' m sure we will win.
With best wishes.
Yours sincerely
Li Hua
第二节(开 放性,答案略)
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