深圳市龙岗区建文高中 2020 年高三英语第二次模拟考试
第一部分 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 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Do you like watching movies? The following movies are coming on soon. Please check and find the
one you like. Click the name of each movie to get more information.
Brahms: The Boy II
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Soon after a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their only son makes friends with a life-like
doll called Brahms.
Director: William Brent Bell
Stars: Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson, Owain Yeoman, Christopher Convery Little Joe
Drama | Sci-Fi
Alice, a single mother, is a devoted senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new
species. Against the company policy, she takes one plant home as a gift for her teenage son, Joe. The
plant was created by genetic engineering and anyone touching it will become strange.
Director: Jessica Hausner
Stars: Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox, Kit Connor The Aeronauts
Action | Adventure | Biography | Romance
Pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) and scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) find themselves
in a hard fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon.
Director: Tom Harper
Stars: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel, Phoebe Fox Apparition
Horror | Adventure
A group of young people, guided by an APP that connects the living with the dead, find themselves
at an abandoned castle, a place with a horrific history tied to each of them, for reasons they’11 soon
discover.
Director: WaymQn Boone
Stars: Mena Suvari, Kevin Poliak, Megan West, Jon Abrahams
1. What can we learn about Brahms: The Boy //?
A. William Brent Bell is in charge of it.
B. Brahms can live a life as a man does.
C. The audience may be amused by the movie.
D. The story was created by William Brent Bell.
2. Which movie will be favored by a science fiction lover?
A. Brahms: The Boy II. B. The Aeronauts.
C. Apparition. D. Little Joe.
3. What do Brahms: The Boy II and Apparition have in common?
A. They are liked by teenagers.
B. Their plots are both horrible.
C. They are played by young actors.
D. Their characters all behave strangely.
BBangalore North Round Table 25 & Ladies Circle 14 have put a smile on the faces of twenty
children by turning their dreams of flying in an airplane into reality through Flights of Fantasy. The
twenty children, along with two teachers, were taken for a round trip, an educational tour sponsored
by Bangalore North Round Table 25 & Ladies Circle 14 to Hyderabad last week. Secunderabad
Metro Area Round Table 118 in Hyderabad hosted them.
The kids were selected according to their academics, 100 percent attendance, good performance in
sports and extra/ co-curricular activities. Their schedule included breakfast at the heritage Taj Mahal
Hotel and sightseeing covering tourist attractions such as The Charminar ， Birla Planetarium,
Lumbani Park, lunch at Paradise Hotel, Salar Jung Museum and ending with dinner before taking the
flight back to Bangalore. R Roshni, one of the students on the tour，said，“I’m very happy to get the
opportunity to visit Charminar. It’s a great experience. I have learnt a lot about the reason why it was
built and the story behind it. I was also very excited about travelling by plane. It was so great.”
Another student M Ambuja said，“I cannot believe what I have experienced. This is the first time
that I have moved out of the state. I have never visited the airport or seen an airplane from so dose
distance.”
Commenting on the activity, Bangalore North Round Table India chairman Jeetendra Valecha said,
“Children are our future and Round Table India takes great pride in being able to help realise their
dreams by this activity for the first time. The trip not only gave the children a taste of independence,
but also empowered them to dream big, which is important to children at this age.”
“We believe that education is the fundamental right of every human being. Education, when used
effectively along with intelligence, has the power to brighten the world and certainly make it a better
place to live in. The best way to teach is through practical learning methods and this is what we have
tried to achieve through Flights of Fantasy.” Valecha added.
4. What do we learn about the trip?
A. It didn’t include dinners.B. It lasted for a whole week.
C. It was free of charge for the selected kids.
D. It had 39 people serving the children on board.
5. What kind of children can join in the trip?
A. Those who perform well all round.
B. Those who come from poor families.
C. Those who are eager to travel everywhere.
D. Those who dream big and have high intelligence.
6. Which of the following words can best describe the trip according to Jeetendra?
A. Moving and fashionable.B. Meaningful and beneficial.
C. Realistic and demanding. D. Promising and dependable.
7. What can be inferred from the words of Jeetendra?
A. Teaching is a rewarding job.
B. Everyone should be independent.
C. Great importance must be attached to education.
D. The children should be praised for behaving well in the trip.
C
Katey Walter Anthony, a scientist who studies lakes, first visited Alaska’s Lake Esieh in the remote
stretch of wilderness. Thousands of lakes dot the region. But Katey Anthony quickly realized this
lake was strange. As her boat glided across it, she saw bubbles of all sizes stream up, popping at the surface, and the biggest bubble was as large as a softball. The water seemed to be boiling, but it
wasn’t warm. Katey collected some bubbles in a bottle, then she struck a match and opened the
bottle to release the gas. The gas caught fire!
The yellow-tipped flame that danced over the bottle confirmed her suspicion. It showed that the lake
was giving off a flammable (易燃的）gas called methane. As a powerful greenhouse gas, methane
can absorb radiation from the sun, wanning the atmosphere. Methane, along with carbon dioxide, is
a major source of global warming. The gas is naturally released as frozen soil, called permafrost,
warms up and thaws. And some scientists worry that this methane will cause the world to warm
more quickly than they had predicted.
Permafrost covers 22 million square kilometers of territory across the north of Alaska, Canada,
Europe and Asia. This frozen soil is rich in organic matter — the remains of plants that lived
thousands of years ago. These dead plants froze before they could fully rot. But as that permafrost
now melts, single-celled microbes (微生物）have begun dining on those plant remains. They break
down the dead stuff into mush, like kitchen scraps in a compost heap (堆肥堆). Along the way, the
microbes breathe out methane.
Melting permafrost could release far more methane than scientists had suspected. As permafrost
warms up and becomes more like Swiss cheese, it’s logical to think we’re going to see more and
more lakes like Lake Esieh. Katey’s discovery at Lake Esieh is really interesting and this lake might
turn out to be an unusual event. Methane coming out of a single lake wouldn’t be nearly enough to
change the world’s climate. But if other lakes start acting the same way, the matter will be complex.
8. What made Katey Anthony realize Lake Esieh was strange?
A. Its unusual color. B. Its boiling water.
C. Its warm temperature.D. Its giving off bubbles.
9. What did Katey Anthony once probably suspect?
A. Whether the lake released methane.
B. Whether the lake was worth studying.
C. Whether the lake would be easily frozen.
D. Whether the lake could absorb carbon dioxide.
10. What does the underlined word “thaws” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Becomes unfrozen. B. Becomes unstable.
C. Changes the shape. D. Changes the weight.
11. What does the author mainly talk about in Paragraph 3?
A. Zones of the permafrost. B. The formation of methane.
C. Microbes’ making use of methane.
D. The organic matter in the permafrost.
D
Analysis of the trial of the four-day working week has revealed great efficiency, reduced stress and
increased staff engagement, fuelling hopes that a better work-life balance for employees could be in
sight.
Perpetual Guardian, a New Zealand financial services company, switched its 240 staff from a
five-day to a four-day week and maintained their pay. Productivity increased in the four days when
they worked, so there was no drop in the total amount of work done, a study of the trial released on
Tuesday revealed. The trial was monitored by academics at the University of Auckland and the
Auckland University of Technology. The eight-week experiment was closely watched by employers and policymakers around the world. “This is an idea whose time has come,” said Andrew Barnes,
Perpetual Guardian’s founder. “We need to get more companies to give it a go.”
The government has conducted a study of the possibility of four，day weeks. However, research
points to the complexity of achieving productivity gains in major industries such as retail (零售），
where being present is a key part of the job. Smaller companies experimenting with four-day
working weeks have found performance was better in the first few weeks as excitement about the
project took hold, before falling slightly. “The biggest concern is ensuring that the foll-time
introduction of the policy doesn’t lead to self-satisfaction, as there is a risk that people’s productivity
will slip back,” said Tammy Barker, a branch manager who was part of the trial. “Therefore，
we’ve spent a lot of time making sure every person in every team has their own plan as to how
they’re going to maintain and even improve productivity.” According to Jarrod Haar，a professor of
human resource management at the Auckland University of Technology, significantly lower job
stress was reported with four-day working weeks. “Beyond wellbeing, employees reported their
teams were stronger and functioned better together, more satisfied with their jobs, more engaged,
and that they felt their work had greater meaning,” he said. “It is really a great way to make
employees be more committed to the organization and less likely to look elsewhere for a job.”
12. What changes took place in Perpetual Guardian during the experiment?
① the length of daily working hours
② the amount of pay per day
③the efficiency of the employees
④ the work done per month
A.②③ B.①② C.①④ D.③④
13. What does the government’s research on the four-day working week probably reveal?
A. Some workers may become lazy.
B. The policy doesn’t suit all industries.
C. The four-day working week won’t work.
D. Many employers don’t approve of the trial.
14. How did Tammy Barker deal with the concern about the policy?
A. By making plans for each of the employees.
B. By dividing all the employees into different teams.
C. By helping every employee get satisfaction from the work.
D. By encouraging every employee to be responsible for their part.
15. What’s Jarrod Haar’s attitude towards the four-day working week?
A. Ambiguous. B. Concerned. C. Approving. D. Negative. .
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。 选项中有两项为余选项。
Most of the earth’s freshwater sits underground. Tapping the groundwater has enabled farming in
drier places. One example is the California Central Valley. 16 — Groundwater is what made this
region’s crop production so bountiful.
17 Natural waterways will begin to empty, which can hurt freshwater ecosystems, including surface
water — rivers and streams, which will begin to flow into the groundwater aquifer (含水层）.It will
harm what is living in rivers and streams. Scientists consider this a tipping point. That’s when small
actions can begin having an unusually big impact.
A new study has found that 15 to 21 percent of tapped watersheds have reached the tipping point. 18 Farmers in these areas mainly use groundwater to water their crops. At current pumping rates, it is
predicted that 42 to 79 percent of watersheds will reach tipping points by 2050. “It’s really quite
alarming ，” says Inge de Graaf, a hydrologist ( 水 文 学 者 ) who studies the distribution and
circulation of the earth’s water. “Groundwater and surface water are closely linked. 19
A healthy groundwater aquifer protects ecosystems against seasonal ups and downs in the
availability of water. 20 Moreover, it will maintain the biodiversity in the area. In the long term, it
will benefit the human beings.
A. Pumping much groundwater can be harmful.
B. That provides stability for area plants and animals.
C. The earth’s water is all connected to one big circle.
D. That’s where about one-fourth of the US food comes.
E. Most of those tapped rivers and streams are in dry regions.
F. However, much pumping at this rate creates a ticking time bomb.
G. It means there will be a shortage of freshwater for human beings.
第二部分 语言知识运用（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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳
选项。
There was a dollar on the floor. Dylan Belscher 21 it as he sat at the back of his English class. He
could have 22 it easily without being discovered. 23, he picked it up and brought it to Katie Mattison
who was in charge of his class.
“It wasn’t my 24，”Belscher said. Mattison, 54, was 25 that the little boy should hand the dollar in.
She 26 that Belscher tape it on the whiteboard in the front of the classroom. Maybe the dollar was
lunch money or bus fare for the student who 27 it. So Mattison wanted the 28 owner to claim (认领)
it.
Later, little Hunter Rose spotted the dollar on the whiteboard. He asked some other kids 29 a dollar
was taped on the board. Everyone replied, “I don’t know.” Without much thinking，Rose taped a
second dollar on the board.
That got it rolling. The 30 of the two dollar bills triggered (触发） something in Mattison’s students.
More students 31 asking about the purpose of the two dollars and got the 32 answer: I don’t know.
More students, intrigued taped up one dollar bill. Even with no specific purpose, many students 33 to
be part of whatever this was, 34 that the eventual plan for the dollars would be for “something
good”.
The amount continued to grow until it reached $175.76. As for the initial dollar, the person who lost
it 35 came looking. How to use the $175.76? Mattison decided upon the best 36: to donate it. She
asked the teens whether they 37 the idea.
All students’ 38 was to tape enough money over the next few days, which pushed the amount to
$321.06. Thus the initial one dollar turned into a story of 39 in the end. Many people were 40 by
Mattison’s students, gestures.
21. A. discussed B. noticed C. threw D. ignored
22. A. studied B. removed C. pocketed D. shared
23. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Instead
24. A. idea B. class C. money D. gift
25. A. amazed B. grateful C. afraid D. confident26. A. warned B. suggestedC. insisted D. reported
27. A. needed B. donated C. earned D. dropped
28. A. original B. generous C. respectable D. familiar
29. A. whether B. why C. when D. where
30. A. sightB. loss C. photo D. significance
31. A. minded B. admitted C. started D. regretted
32. A. ambiguous B. crazy C. right D. same
33. A. happened B. desired C. pretended D. forgot
34. A. remembering B. demanding C. assuming D. reminding
35. A. sometimes B. never C. seldom D. usually
36. A. chance B. direction C. solution D. topic
37. A. supportedB. raised C. knew D. improved
38. A. story B. lesson C. message D. answer
39. A. adventureB. tolerance C. success D. kindness
40. A. touched B. honored C. shocked D. confused
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。
Many parents don’t know how much exercise their children need to do every day to stay healthy.
The National Health Service (NHS) guidance states that children (41)__________ (age) 5 to 18
should do one hour of exercise every day, (42) __________ about 70% of adults in the UK ignore.
The survey of 2,000 adults, from YouGov for the Youth Sport Trust (YST), found that only a quarter
knew the exercise time (43) __________ (recommend) for young people.
The YST leader，Ali Oliver said, “We have seen a decline in young people’s physical activity in
recent years.” It is often reported that pupils (44) __________ (take) out of PE lessons to prepare for
exams.
Meanwhile, figures from Sport England show only 17.5% of children are doing sports
(45)__________ (constant). There is also a difference among children from various economic
backgrounds, with 39% of those from poor families (46)__________ (do) less than 30 minutes of
exercise a day, in (47)__________ (compare) with 26% from rich families.
This week thousands of people will get together (48)__________ (celebrate) YST National School
Sport Week, with (49)__________ aim of promoting the importance of exercise and bringing great
benefit (50) __________ young people.
第三部分 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一词；
2.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。
I became blind because I was just 30. Last Friday, I went to see the doctor and waited patiently in
waiting room. A man began to talk with me polite.
I’m a very private person, but I ended up with telling him why I was there.This completely stranger expressed much sympathy for me. Then, he walked over to giving me
something. I reached out, expect a comfort card. I was shocked to find it was some cash and refuse
his generous offer. But he said ，“If you get some good news today, celebrate them with a nice
dinner. If it’s bad news, get yourself a drink.” I was greatly moved by his kind and I felt relieved.
第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）
假如你是高中生李华，你想到澳大利亚某大学留学，请给该校的招生机构写一封申请信，内
容包括：
1.个人简介(身份、优点等）；
2.想学的专业和原因；
3.索取大学申请表。
注意：
1. 词数：100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考答案
1-5 ADBCA 6-10 BCDAA 11-15 BABDC 16-20 DAEFB
21-25 BCDCA 26-30 BDABA 31-35 CDBCB 36-40 CADDA
41-50 (One possible version)
41. aged 42. which
43. recommended 44. are taken
45. constantly 46. doing
47. comparison 48. to celebrate
49. the 50. to
短文改错(One possible version)
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the
talk with me polite. I’m a very private person,
politely
but I ended up with telling him why I was there. This completely stranger expressed much
complete
sympathy for me. Then, he walked over to giving me something. I reached out, expect
give expecting
a comfort card. I was shocked to find it was some cash and refuse his generous offer. But
refused
he said, “If you get some good news today, celebrate them with a nice dinner. If it’s bad
it
news, get yourself a drink.” I was greatly moved by his kind and I felt relieved.
kindness
书面表达 (One possible version)
Dear sir,
I’m a high school senior in China, an independent, outgoing and well-rounded teenage girl. I’ve
developed both academically and personally into a mature individual ready for my university
education. As is known, the Medical School in your university is very famous. I hope that I can study medicine in your Medical School. My interest in medicine arose from the positive influence of
my parents, who are both devoted doctors, and my wish to save people’s lives. I would appreciate it
if you could send me a set of application forms for admission. My email is lihua@163.com. Thank
you for your kind assistance.
Yours,
Li Hua
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