珠海市 2020 届第二学期普通高中学生学业质量监测
英 语
本试卷共 8 页，卷面满分 120 分，考试用时 120 分钟。
注意事项：
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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 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Paris is a museum city. There are hundreds of them, big and small. But, most importantly, they
are excellent, some of the best on the planet. From the Louvre to the Musée d’Orsay to the Centre
Pompidou, you could spend a lifetime wandering the halls of the city’s great museums. Here are
some of the best museums in Paris.
The Louvre
The world’s ultimate museum is also the biggest one and the most visited. The 35,000 art
objects on display are all overshadowed by one single painting—Mona Lisa, in the Renaissance era.
Jeu de Paume
Set in the Tuileries Gardens next to the Louvre, Jeu de Paume’s past lives were of a tennis court
and then a museum which housed Impressionist art. Today it is Paris’s main photography and video
museum. It also occasionally shows art-house films.
Musée d’Orsay
Housed in a former railway station on the Left Bank of the Seine, the museum opened in 1986
and today houses the planet’s largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artworks. If
you like 19th-century natural landscapes with rural lives and tastes, this is the place to take it all in.Musée du Quai Branly
As Paris’s main home to non-European art, objects, and culture, this Jean Nouvel-designed
museum exhibits a collection of 3,500 pieces, many of which were taken from various countries
during the vast period of French Colonialism. There are objects from Quebec and Louisiana from the
time when the regions were under French control. There are also Indian sculptures, masks from West
Africa and other aesthetic delights.
21. Which is the best and most admired exhibit in the Louvre?
A. Mona Lisa. B. Renaissance. C. Lady Era. D. Unknown.
22. Which museum houses Impressionist art nowadays?
A. Jeu de Paume. B. The Louvre.
C. Musée d’Orsay. D. Musée du Quai Branly.
23. Musée du Quai Branly is different from the other three in that _________.
A. it houses non-European objects B. it used to be a tennis court
C. it shows the 19th-century rural scenery D. it is Paris’s largest museum
B
Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, has an ancient competition with Chongqing, a city to
its south-east. Residents of Chongqing accused their Chengdu cousins of being pompous (自大的).
The people of Chongqing were hotheads, Chengdu residents shot back. Both cities share a love of
spice-laden Sichuan cuisine, which in recent decades has occupied Chinese dinner tables. But they
are at war over which has the best Sichuan hotpot—a type of DIY-cooking that involves boiling
vegetables and slices of meat with chillies and numbing peppercorns.
A private museum in Chongqing, opened several years ago, makes the case for the
Chongqing-style hotpot. It describes how it developed from a method used to make cheap offcuts of
meat taste delicious. But Chengdu is playing catch-up. In January the city sold a plot of land on
condition that the developer build a hotpot museum on part of it.
The two cities are among many in China with their own styles of hotpot. Hotpot restaurants in
China are more profitable than other kinds. Haidilao, a well-known Sichuan-based hotpot chain,
raised nearly $1bn when it was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ( 股 票 交 易 所 ) in
September.
Not all Chinese warm to hotpot. Some older Sichuanese refuse to be connected with it. They
complain that it is causing overuse of chilli in other dishes that cover up the original genuine
flavours.
But Chengdu’s plans for a museum suggest that Sichuan hotpot is not only growing in popularity, but is also becoming symbolic. If it can set the West on fire, officials may hope it will
become a delicious new source of Chinese soft power. There will be plenty of glory for both
Chengdu and Chongqing to take pride in if that happens.
24. Why are Chengdu and Chongqing competing with each other?
A. Because Chengdu people think Chongqing people are pompous.
B. Because Chengdu residents like to shoot back in battles.
C. Because they both think they are better at eating spicy food.
D. Because they both believe they have the best Sichuan hotpot.
25. What is the purpose of building a hotpot museum in Chengdu?
A. To compete with Chongqing. B. To advertise Sichuan cuisine.
C. To show their love for hotpot. D. To keep the hotpot tradition.
26. What can we infer about hotpot from the last paragraph?
A. The two cities have competed only in recent decades.
B. More hotpot museums will be built in the future.
C. Hotpot is already a source of Chinese soft power.
D. People hold a high expectation for hotpot culture.
27. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Growing Popularity of Hotpot in Two Cities
B. Two Cities’ War Over Tastiest Sichuan Hotpot
C. “No Hotpot, No Happiness” True in Food Business
D. Private Museum in Chongqing Opened First
C
Unconfident children can improve their performance in math tests simply by saying nice things
to themselves, a study suggests.
A total of 212 fourth to sixth graders, aged between 9 to 13 years old, took part in the research.
The children completed a math test in two parts. At the end of the first half, researchers asked the
first group of kids to talk to themselves about the amount of effort they would put into the second
half of the test before carrying on. The children quietly told themselves: “I will do my very best.”
Another group was told to consider their ability, by repeating the phrase: “I am very good at this.”
The children were instructed to write down their given phrase, and repeat it to themselves while
working on the problems, particularly when they found the work challenging. The rest of the
children acted as the control group, and weren’t required to say anything. A few days before
completing the test, all the kids completed a survey on how they viewed their own and others’
abilities.
Compared with kids who didn’t do what is known as self-talking, those with low
self-confidence who spoke about the effort they’d make did better in the second half of the test. The
data led the researchers to conclude children who struggle with negative thoughts about their competence could improve their achievements in school by telling themselves they will put effort
into a task.
However, the team said they did not find the same result among children with low
self-confidence who spoke to themselves about ability, for self-talk about effort is the key.
Meanwhile, they pointed out the findings may not relate to children of other ages, and more research
is needed to explore this.
28. How was the research conducted?
A. By telling students to talk about their effort. B. By comparing three groups of students.
C. By instructing students to repeat phrases. D. By telling students not to say anything.
29. What conclusion did the researchers draw?
A. Students may benefit from talking about effort.
B. Students should talk about effort in the tests.
C. Students can benefit from talking about ability.
D. Self-talking helps all students do better in tests.
30. We can infer from the last paragraph that the research team is _________.
A. careless B. cautious C. stubborn D. competitive
31. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Sports.
D
At some point in elementary school, your science teacher may explained to you that there are
365 days in a year because that’s how long it takes for Earth to complete one full journey around the
sun. What they might not have explained, however, is that it’s not exactly 365 days—it’s actually
closer to 365. 2421 days.
So, if we want our calendar year to begin right when Earth begins a new turn around the sun,
we have to account for roughly an extra quarter of a day each year, or one day every four years.
History.com reports that the Egyptians had already been doing this for a while before Europe finally
caught on in 46 BC, when Roman Emperor Julius Caesar and astronomer Sosigenes put their heads
together to come up with what we now call the Julian calendar, which includes 12 months, 365
days, and an additional “leap day” every four years on February 29.
But rounding 0.2421 up to 0.25 each year created an issue, because it didn’t quite add up to a
full day every four years—and that tiny difference meant that after 128 years, the calendar year
ended up starting a day before Earth had completed its journey around the sun. By the 14th century,
the calendar year was starting 10 days before Earth finished its orbit.
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII sought to correct the error by suggesting that we simply skip a leap
day every so often. His Gregorian calendar, which we still use today, rules that we skip the leap day
during years which can be evenly divided (被整除) by 100 but not by 400. For instance, the year 2000 included a leap day because it can be divided by 100 and 400; the year 2100, on the other hand,
will not include a leap day, since it’s evenly divided by 100, but not by 400.
Gregory XIII’s correction to Caesar’s overcorrection is itself a bit of an under-correction, so
we’ll probably need to reevaluate our leap day design again in about 10,000 years.
32. What do the underlined words “put their heads together” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Come across each other. B. Bump their heads together.
C. Compete against each other. D. Combine their efforts.
33. According to Gregorian calendar, which year may include a leap day?
A. 2100. B. 1600. C. 1800. D. 2020.
34. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Emperor Julius Caesar was also an astronomer.
B. Today’s calendar exactly agrees with the sun’s turning.
C. The 10-day early start in calendar will always exist.
D. The Gregorian calendar is not yet the most accurate.
35. What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. To point out a mistake made by your science teacher.
B. To explain how long Earth makes a trip around the sun.
C. To explain in detail why the leap day is needed.
D. To explain the reason why we need a calendar.
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。
Water skiing
Water skiing is an exciting water sport that can be a ton of fun. You will get to have a happy
and joyful adventure every time you go out on the water. 36 However, once you start, water
skiing is a sport you can enjoy whenever you have a boat and enough flat water.
37 Every water skier needs water skis—these are different from snow skis and they also
differ depending on the size of the skier and the experience level of the skier. 38 You will
need to find at least two people to go with you on your water skiing adventure. You and everyone
you go with will have more fun if the friends you go with also want to water ski. You need a boat,
naturally. 39 For your first time water skiing, you may want to either take a lesson from an expert or find a
friend that has experience and is willing to teach you. 40 The observer rides in the boat, but
watches the water skier for any signals and helps the driver know when to start and stop.
A. It’s no hard task to learn.
B. It takes a little patience to learn.
C. Of course, no one can water ski alone.
D. Once prepared, a skier can start the game on his own.
E. You will also need a water skiing cable and a life jacket.
F. Before you start water skiing, there are a few supplies you’ll need.
G. Of your two helpers, you need one to drive the boat and one to observe.
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。
This summer, Roman Espinoza put up what he called a “blessing box” filled with food
available to any and all who need it on his lawn (草坪).
Roman Espinoza, a 46-year-old New Yorker, hoped to 41 the problem of hunger in his
community. He was 42 that there were plenty of poor and homeless people in his
neighborhood, and he also knew that they 43 needed help. That’s why he decided to construct
a “blessing box” filled with food on his own lawn. People who are in need of food are always 44
to take something from the “blessing box.” It mostly holds canned food. He found that not everyone
who 45 food from the “blessing box” wanted to be known, so they often 46 until it was
dark to avoid 47 .
Roman was inspired by a 48 action at the local community college, where he saw there
was a small box with a number of free food 49 inside that was meant for poor students who
couldn’t 50 a snack or a meal. He thought it was such an amazing gesture and decided to try
that in front of his own home.
Thanks to him, there’s a whole community that 51 donates food and other necessities.
Roman is so grateful that other people are also donating food for the less 52 , and he feels
honored that he 53 others to do so.
54 , people started donating things into Roman’s blessing box, but it definitely didn’t
55 there. In fact, many people had a strong 56 to build their own blessing box, so they
turned to him for help. And many more wanted to help in their own way. The local Home Depot store, 57 , decided to sponsor all of the wood needed to build new 58 . By 59 the
word and the idea of these amazing food pantries, people can truly make a significant 60 for
the poor in the entire city.
41. A. worsen B. update C. cause D. relieve
42. A. ashamed B. aware C. doubtful D. desperate
43. A. sadly B. hardly C. badly D. rarely
44. A. allowed B. forbidden C. requested D. accompanied
45. A. purchased B. stole C. swallowed D. took
46. A. waited B. hid C. thought D. struggled
47. A. enjoyment B. pride C. embarrassment D. preference
48. A. terrible B. similar C. natural D. illegal
49. A. items B. chains C. shops D. projects
50. A. resist B. enjoy C. miss D. afford
51. A. carefully B. regularly C. passively D. suddenly
52. A. intelligent B. dependent C. innocent D. fortunate
53. A. inspired B. invited C. convinced D. challenged
54. A. At times B. At once C. At first D. At last
55. A. fail B. stop C. start D. move
56. A. ability B. curiosity C. dislike D. desire
57. A. however B. or rather C. for example D. instead
58. A. boxes B. communities C. stores D. homes
59. A. ignoring B. remembering C. spreading D. breaking
60. A. promise B. difference C. judgment D. comment
第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
A study, 61 (lead) by the University of St. Andrews, found a balanced and healthy
lifestyle, including becoming fitter, having less stress and sleeping 62 (long) all gave skin a
more healthy-looking colour.
Previous 63 (study) have linked improvements in skin colour to a good diet but the
latest study also examined 64 relationship between general health and skin colour.
They measured skin colour with a device that recorded how a rainbow of colours was reflected
from the skin and found that both high 65 (fit) and low body fat were associated with a
higher skin yellowness.The research team also assessed whether a change in health changed skin appearance. They
66 (follow) 59 students from sports clubs to measure the training effect 67 their skin.
They found those 68 became healthier or lost body fat showed an increase in skin
yellowness. Scientists concluded that exercise and healthy eating were low-cost ways of improving
your skin. Any effort 69 (improve) lifestyle would benefit the skin within a 70
(relative) short time.
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 am a senior three student and I’m devoted myself to my lessons every day. I dare not waste
single minute because I am afraid he will be left behind by others. With much exams to take, I feel
nervous. To make matters worse, I have had difficulty in fall asleep since last week. I can’t
concentrate myself to the teacher in class, feeling sleepy but tired. Yesterday my parents tell me to
have a walk outdoors. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” they said to me. So I followed
their advices. I felt more relaxing after some rest. I have decided to take more exercise from today
on.
第二节 书面表达 (共 1 小题；满分 25 分)
假定你是李华，你校学生会将举办一年一度的“校园美食节”活动，请你作为学生会主席给
外教 Mr. Johnson 写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 邀请他参加；
2. 介绍美食节情况；
3. 期待回复。
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 开头结尾已经写好，不计收入总词数。
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