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泉州市 2020 届高三毕业班 5 月质量检查英语试题
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 ABC 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
From virtual tours to e-learning tools, museums and art galleries have been sharing resources
using digital platforms to continue to connect with the public, share collections and stories, and
support those who are vulnerable（脆弱的）during closures and the COVID-19 crisis.
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery is a family friendly museum in Hastings with a diverse
collection of 97,000 objects of local history, fine a d decorative arts and natural sciences. To deal
with the COVID-19 outbreak, we have launched a digital museum via the Twitter hashtag
#HastingsDigitalMuseum as well as via out Facebook and Instagram pages.
The British Library
Over the past two years, our imaging specialists have been trying to digitise the globes,
which form one of the most beautiful parts in the British Library’s vast maps collection. The
virtual globes will be made available for up close interaction on the British Library’s website
throughout 2020, with the first seven due for release on 26 March.
Art UK
Art UK is the online home for every public art collection in the UK. Art UK is a charity,
which features almost digitised 250,000 artworks available online. Through our work, we make art
available for everyone--for enjoyment, learning and research. From May we will offer users the
opportunity to create and share albums of artworks as well as”digital surrogate （ 替 代 的 ）
exhibitions”.
Leeds Art Gallery Online
The displays at Leeds City Art Gallery have been selected by the staff to reflect the richness
and variety of the collections. Established masterpieces are presented alongside lesser known
works. It includes recent acquisitions and long term works from the collection. The collection is
quite large--only a fraction（部分）is on display at any one time. When not on show, these may
be seen by appointment at the Gallery.
21. Which is the most inviting to a geography lover?
A. Hastings Museum and Art Gallery. B. The British Library.
C. Art UK. D. Leeds Art Gallery Online.
22. What is special about Art UK?
A. It is an ideal museum for a family. 2
B. It has the largest collection of art works.
C. It is a non-profit art learning service.
D. It displays lesser known works besides famous ones.
23. What is the purpose of the text?
A To introduce virtual tours options. B. To inform readers of art events.
C. To provide a cure for COVID-19. D. To popularise art knowledge to readers.
B
With schools close in the UK during the COVID-19 outbreak, most children must now be
homeschooled. Parents have found themselves not only having to balance work and having the
children at home but also having to try and teach them. How can you keep your children focused
while learning?
Nicola Anderson--Head of Customer Support at the UK’s leading online tutoring service
MyTutor, provides new, up-to-date tips to hearten parents at this difficult time and advises how
they can structure their children’s days.
One is to keep to a regular timetable so it still feels like your child is taking part in the school
day. Ms Anderson said: “Children of all ages do well on routine and boundaries; schools provide
this in abundance and it will most children feel secure and happy if they can follow a similar
timetable for their homeschooling.”
Another tip is to create an environment which is favorable to learning. She said:” The
environment should be free from distractions and ideally near to an open window, to provide them
with appropriate levels of fresh air and natural light. Some children find it comfortable and helpful
to have quiet, instrumental music playing in the background to help them to focus, but this isn’t
for everyone.”
Using technology to help with your child’s learning is also advised. Many schools are
offering online classes and resources to help and companies are reducing or even not charging
their fees during this time.
It is also important to keep physical exercise as a part of your routine. Joe Wicks, otherwise
known as The Body Coach, has been keeping kids healthy with daily 10 minute workouts for
children on his Youtube channel. Ms Anderson said:” It can be anything from running around the
garden, walking the dog, a game of football or dancing around your living room!”
24. Who is the text intended for?
A. Student. B. Teachers. C. Coaches. D. Parents.
25. What does the underlined word“this" in paragraph 3 refer to?
A Homeschooling. B. Tutoring service. 3
C. A regular timetable. D. Difficult time:
26. What may Nicola Anderson agree?
A. To allow children to adjust schedule freely.
B. To offer children peaceful study environment.
C. To recommend high-tech to online schools.
D. To combine routine with kids' mental heath.
27. What is the text mainly about?
A. How to improve homeschooling efficiency.
B. How to obtain online learning resources.
C. How to study attentively at home.
D. How to design a proper schedule.
C
Ultrasound （ 超 声 ） is used widely in medical imaging, but in recent years scientists have
started developing it for another use: stimulating nerves to treat disease. In two new studies in
mice, researchers focused the sound waves on nerves in the spleen（脾）that communicate with
the immune system, reducing symptoms. If the approach proves safe and effective in people, it
could serve as a treatment for diseases such as arthritis（关节炎）.
In one study, led by scientists at the Feistein Institute and GE Research, mice receiving a few
minutes of ultrasound treatment to the spleen nerve had a diminished symptoms to an injected
（注射）poison. In another study, researchers at the University of Minnesota and their colleagues
reduces symptoms of arthritis in mice by stimulating their spleen nerves for 20 minutes every day
for a week. “Zeroing in on the spleen may provide a more precise approach than focusing on the
vagus nerve （ 交 感 神 经 ） , which connects with the immune system via a second nerve that
stimulates the spleen.” says Hubert Lin, lead author of the latter study. “When we’re targeting the
spleen we have less of an effect all over the body.”
“Little is known about how repeated ultrasound affects the spleen or whether it has other
harmful effects,” says neuroscientist Denise Bellinger of Loma Linda University, who was not
involved in either study. An ongoing clinical trial aims to assess the treatment’s safety in humans
with arthritis. A bigger unknown is how ultrasound activates in general. Scientists are now
exploring the use of ultrasound on other parts of the nervous system, including the brain. “We
know how to control nerves with electricity, and we’ve been doing it for more than 100 years,”
neuroscientist Kevin Tracey says, “But the idea of controlling nerve signals with ultrasound is a
brand-new field.”
28. What do scientists expect of the new application of ultrasound? 4
A. It'll be applied in medical imaging
B. It'll be used to activate nerves to treat disease.
C. It’ll be applied in spleen transplantation.
D. It'll be employed to rebuild immune system.
29. Whet does the underlined word “diminished" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Complicated. B. Worsened. C Decreased. D. Associated.
30. What is the concern of Denise Bellinger?
A. Side effect. B. Time length. C. The procedure. D. The cost.
31. What is most likely the next step of the study?
A. Assessing the treatment' s safety on humans.
B. Activating nerves in general with ultrasound.
C. Exploring the use of ultrasound on the brain.
D. Controlling nerve signals with ultrasound.
D
The invention of steel frames in the late 1800s meant that the walls did not carry the weight
of a structure. This development meant that suddenly much taller buildings were possible, and
they could be built quickly. Skyscrapers had been born, and they were about to change the face of
our cities.
Since 1901 the world’s tallest building had always been a skyscraper and until 1974 this was
always in New York. Only after the end of the century did the tallest building appear outside
North America, with the opening of the first building to be more than half a kilometer tall, Taipei
101.
Tall building are seen as a symbol of success and status by many but they are not always
popular with local residents. The construction of the Shard, the tallest building in London and in
the entire European Union, has been highly controversial. It is only a few hundred meters across
the River Thames from the Tower of London--one of the oldest and most famous landmarks in
London.Many feel that such modern constructions should not be built near to historic sites.
London residents should hope that the opening of the Shard doesn’t lead to a major downtown
in their economy. The Empire State Building was finished in 1931, very soon after Wall Street
crashed. The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur were built in 1988, just after the Asian financial
crisis. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai was opened in early 2010, and shortly afterwards the emirate’s
（酋长国的）investment company collapsed.
The Burj Khalifa might be the tallest structure in the world currently but its status is under
threat from numerous planned buildings around the world. One tower which will probably never 5
be built is the 4km high X-Seed 4000 in Tokyo. It was designed in 1995 to attract publicity rather
than as a serious proposal, but who knows when such fanciful ideas could become a reality? The
Burj Khalifa is more that double the height of the Empire State Building, and surely no one in
1931 would have imagined that.
32. What make the building of skyscrapers possible?
A. The using of the steel frames.
B. The improvement of the wall material.
C. The changing of the city face.
D. 'The increase of the building height.
33. What is most Londoners' attitude towards the construction of the Shard?
A. Supportive. B. Uncooperative. C. Acceptable. D. Critical.
34. How is paragraph 4 developed?
A. By analyzing possible reasons. B. By stating general characters.
C. By providing typical examples. D. By listing practical proposals.
35. What is the best title for the text?
A. Skyscrapers: symbol of success B. Skyscrapers: ideal buildings
C. The sky's fanciful ideas and reality D. The sky's the limit
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人空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选
项。
We usually understand when someone speaks or writes to us, and many gestures and facial
expressions have meaning, too. But have you ever considered what and how we eat as a form of
communication? 36
In many cultures, people share food at meal times. Sharing bread or other foods is a common
human tradition that can promote unity and trust. Food can also have a specific meaning, and play
an important role in a family or cultures celebrations or traditions.
In most cultures, bread represents nutrition. 37 Sharing bread, whether during a special
occasion or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of companionship and togetherness.
Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations. Most of the foods eaten
during the Chinese New Year have symbolic significance. Sometimes this a based on their shape.
38 The symbolism can also be based on the sound of the word in Chinese. For instance, people
give out oranges because the word for ”orange” sound like the word for “good luck”.
39 Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child and food can play a
significant role. In China, when a baby is one month old, families name and welcome their child in 6
a celebration that include giving red-colored eggs to guests.
Nutrition is essential for life. 40 The food people eat during celebrations and ceremonies
can symbolize many thing, but sharing food is one custom that almost all humans have in
common.
A. Food can also be part of ceremony.
B. For example, long noodles symbolize long life.
C.Food can be used to celebrate the Spring Festival.
D.Food serves this purpose in two fundamental ways.
E. It is also one of the most commonly shared foods in the world.
F. It is not surprising that sharing bread has become an important celebration.
G. This is why food is such a important part of different cultures around the world.
第三部分英语知识运用 (共两节，满分 45 分)
第一节完形填空(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四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的
最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I first met Begay at Los Ninos Elementary on “King and Queen Day”, she was
wearing a smile ear-to-ear.
This morning, though, Begay was 41 . The parent she had been trying to 42 was a
no-show again. Begay 43 needed to talk to her. Her boy was smart, but now about a year
behind. She 44 there were problems at home. He was always late and had already missed too
much school.
By 8 a.m. , kids were arriving, and Begay’s 45 quickly became a beehive（蜂窝）of
activity. Forty-five minutes 46 , the little boy finally walked in, shoulders sunk, head 47 .
Rather than 48 him in front of the class, Begay welcomed him warmly. He was testing
Begay’s long-held 49 that no child is a lost cause, no matter how 50 he seems. “It’s the
unspoken 51 teachers start out with,” Begay said.
During lunch I sat down with Begay’s students and asked them what they liked about her.
“ She never gets angry, “ said one girl. A boy 52 :” She’s funny and likes telling jokes.”
Before we left the 53 , the shy, quiet girl next to me 54 ,” She teaches me when I
don’t want to learn.”
Her 55 stayed with me. When I 56 it with Begay, I told her that I felt it was a very
57 thing for a child to say. She agreed.
“They never 58 that to me.” said Begay, “But that’s what I 59 . I want them to enjoy
school. I want them to feel like someone 60 them.”7
41. A. sensitive B. worried C. thrilled D. energetic
42.A.meet B. investigate C. enquire D. praise
43. A. gradually B. occasionally C. abruptly D. desperately
44. A. clarified B. revealed C. suspected D. acknowledged
45. A. classroom B. school C. canteen D. house
46. A. after B. before C. later D. ago
47. A. rose B. bowed C. nodded D. shook
48. A. disturbing B. astonishing C. capturing D. embarrassing
49. A. conclusion B. dream C. belief D. ambition
50. A. awesome B. troubled C. innocent D. careless
51. A. commitment B. assumption C. proposal D. regulation
52.A. rejected B. declared C. added D. protested
53. A. office B. kitchen C. playground D. table
54. A. shouted B. whispered C. cried D. suggested
55. A. comment B. adventure C. experience D. discovery
56. A. interpreted B. promoted C. shared D. demonstrated
57. A. fancy B. comprehensive C. crucial D. meaningful
58. A. do B. express C. guarantee D. leave
59. A. acquire B. secure C. accomplish D. pursue
50. A. believes in B. stands by C. tums against D. fears for
第 II 卷
第三部分英语知识运用 (共两节，满分 45 分)
第二节 (共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填人 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
When you don't have a greenhouse or enough room on the balcony for a few pots, you can
still grow 61 (you) a few tasty home-grown tomatoes in hanging baskets ans window boxes if
you stick to short varieties. I’ve even heard of these being grown by canal-boat 62 (owner) on
their cabin（船舱）roof, since they’re short enough to fit under the bridges.
You might have trouble 63 (find) suitable plants later but there’s still tome to raise your
own form seed if you start straight away. Look for small “tumbling”（下垂的）varieties such 64
Totem and Gartenperle. If you liven in a 65 (nature) cold area, it’s worth looking out for a
unique variety called Sub-Arctic Plenty, which has 66 similar size and habit but performs
better than most in cooler climates.
All of these will make short plants ideal for pots; they can 67 (place) anywhere with
limited space, as long as it’s sheltered and 68 (sun). What’s more, tumbling tomatoes are 8
very easy 69 (grow)because they don’t need to have any side shoots removed and 70 do
they need more than a few short sticks for support. Simply water, feed and pick.
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)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10
处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅沙及-一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一一个澜字符号(^),并在下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线( \)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限- -词;
2.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。
Hi Jacob,
I' m really pleased you' re coming to stay with us soon. I have easy-going family of four and
all of my parents are very approachable. They let me do more or less what we like as long as we
tell them about it fist. I've already been made a list of the most interesting thing to do and see
when you're here. As you're keen on watch football, I’ve booked two tickets for a bigger match.
We can explore the countryside，when we might see animals in the wild. Besides, since it’s true
peaceful there, we can even camp for a night and two. An I can't wait to meet you!
William
第二节书面表达(满分 25 分)
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Peter 对中医文化很感兴趣,发来邮件向你咨询中医养生知
识,请回复邮件,向他简要介绍中医养生并推荐央视(Traditional Chinese Medicine)
栏目。
注意:
1.词数 100 左右:
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯:
3.结束语已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua9
泉州市 2020 届普通高中毕业班第二次质量检查英语试题参考答案及评分标准
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)
21- -25 B C A D C 26- -30 B A B C A 31- -35 D A D C D
第二节(共 5 小题:每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)
36- - 40 D E B A G
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分 45 分)
第一节完形填空(共 20 小题:每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)
41- 45 B A D C A 46- -50 C B D C B 51- -55 A C D B A 56- 60 C D B D A
第二节(共 10 小题:每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
61. yourself 62. owners 63. finding 64. as 65.naturally
66. a 67. be placed 68. sunny 69. to 70. neither/nor
第四部分 第一节 短文改错
第一处 easy-going 前加 an
第二处 all 改为 both
第三处 let me 中的 me 改为 us
第四处 been 去掉
第五处 thing 改为 things
第六处 watch 改为 watching
第七处 bigger 改为 big
第八处 when 改为 where
第九处 true 改为 truly
第十处 and 改为 or
第二节 书面表达
Dear Peter
I'm so glad to know that you are interested in traditional Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine, which is an essential part of the health care system in most
Asian countries, relies on natural products and has been playing a significant role in health
protection and disease control for thousands of years. If you would like to learn more about it, I
strongly recommend you to watch TCM broadcast on CCTV-4 weekly, which introduces
traditional Chinese medicine culture and advocates healthy and scientific life style. You can find it
on www. cctv.com. Hopefully my introduction is helpful to your understanding of traditional
Chinese medicine.
Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any question.
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