广西 2020 年 5 月份高三教学质量诊断性联合考试
英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对
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域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4.本卷命题范围：高考范围。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳
选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅
读一遍。
1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a local clinic. B. In a kindergarten. C. In the man's house.
2. What made the woman's parents put off the visit?
A. An emergency. B. The woman's plan. C. The man's disagreement.
3. What is the woman's attitude towards J. K. Rowling's works?
A. Uninterested. B. Cautious. C. Favorable.
4. What does the man mean?
A. He doesn't know a lady's room.
B. The lady's room can not be used.
C. The woman should put up a sign.
5. Why does the woman decline to eat more?
A. She is full. B. She is on a diet. C. The food isn't delicious.
第二节(共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选
项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完
后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What can we know about Kate?
A. She has been ill for weeks. B. She plans to rest for a while. C. She never listens to the man.
7. What will the man probably do?
A. Pay a visit to Kate alone. B. Take Kate to the hospital. C. Meet Kate with the woman.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What does the man think of everything?
A. Changeable. B. Difficult. C. Boring.
9. What is the woman's suggestion for the man?
A. Going hunting. B. Finding a new job. C. Taking a holiday.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Why does the man call the woman?
A. To rent some bikes. B. To ask her to buy bikes. C. To invite her out today.
11. How many motorbikes does the man need?
A. One. B. Two. C. Four.
12. Where is the woman now?
A. At No. 12 Burt's Bicycle. B. At the Holiday Sun Hotel. C. At No. 100 Teckman Street.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. When was the woman expected to hand in her report?
A. On September 1. B. On September 3. C. On September 5.
14. What did the woman leave out in her report?
A. The taste of Starbucks' coffee.
B. Selections of Starbucks' service.
C. Starbucks' great management.
15. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Change a new topic. B. Work in a coffee shop. C. Write her report again.
16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Fellow workers. B. Boss and secretary. C. Teacher and student.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. How does Task Rabbit find people to offer help?A. By sending invitations door to door.
B. By walking around the neighborhood.
C. By using the Internet and smart phones.
18. What do Taskers do according to the speaker?
A. Offer services they specialize in.
B. Record good deeds in society.
C. Observe busy people's life.
19. What does the speaker say about the Taskers?
A. They all turn the work into a full-time job.
B. They've generally received high education.
C. They have financial problems helping others.
20. Who is Leah Busque?
A. The founder of Task Rabbit.
B. A keeper at an animal shelter.
C. A new worker for Task Rabbit.
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
The Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd is a highly recommended riding school. Everyone is welcome.
Whether you are an absolute beginner or have dreams of becoming an Olympic champion, we can
design the right riding lesson program for you.
Riding lessons for beginners
We help kids from the age of 4 and adults learn to ride. We start beginners with half-hour
private lessons while they learn the basics. Once you ride independently (usually after 4-6 lessons),
your instructor will recommend a suitable group.
Private lessons
We offer 1-to-1 private tuition(讲授)for riders of all levels. We start beginners with half-hour
private lessons while they learn the basics and build their confidence. The more experienced riders
will benefit from personal tuition too. Whether you want to improve specific aspects of your riding, or just enjoy riding, private lessons are tailored to your specific requirements.
Group riding lessons
We offer a broad range of group riding lessons, from child or adult beginner to advanced
dressage(花样骑术)lessons and jumping lessons. Call the office to discuss the weekly Group Lesson
Schedule on 01344 884992.
Riding lessons on your own horse
We also welcome horse owners who would like to bring their own for either one-off lessons or
a concentrated course of lessons to improve their riding. Your horse is going or to prepare you both
for competitions. Pricing is the same.
How to book your riding lesson
Call the office on 01344 884992 or email us on infobrc. co. uk.
We are open 7 days a week and have evening riding lessons on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. Our three all-weather schools, two outside and one inside, make us have good
all-year-round riding.
Note: All new riders, regardless of their abilities, must have a 30-minute assessment lesson so
that we can design the most appropriate plan for them.
21. When are beginners likely to ride on their own?
A. Before having three private lessons. B. Before building up their confidence.
C. After meeting with their instructors. D. After taking about five riding lessons.
22. How can learners discuss their schedules of group riding lessons?
A. By making calls to the office. B. By visiting the riding school in person.
C. By writing to group members. D. By writing emails to their instructors.
23. What are all new riders required to do?
A. Take four evening riding lessons. B. Get assessed for proper programs.
C. Spend half an hour riding horses. D. Offer plans on how to ride horses.
B
After a Blockbuster store in Australia closes on March 31, the American city of Bend, Oregon
will have the only one left on Earth.
For years, Blockbuster was a big name in the video rental business. The company had
thousands of stores in the United States and around the world. But Blockbuster began to lose money during the 2000s. By 2014, all company-owned stores had closed. Since then, locally owned
Blockbusters have closed, one by one.
Operating the last Blockbuster Video on Earth is not easy. The computer system uses old disks
that only the store's general manager knows how to use. The video rentals are recorded on a kind of
aging tape. The tape cannot be replaced because Radio Shack, another once famous store, went out
of business.
Sandi Harding has worked at the Blockbuster in Bend for over 15 years and is the store's
general manager. She says "stubbornness" is part of the reason the store is still open. "We did
everything we could to cut costs and keep ourselves relevant." she said.
Zeke Kamm lives in Bend. He is making a documentary about the store with his friend. He
notes that many people who rented videos over the years want to share memories of their
experiences. Kamm explained how Blockbusters were once an important part of a small town in
America. The Blockbuster was the only place that was open past nine at night, and a lot of them
stayed open much later.
Recently, Harding has noticed that more children are coming to the store, brought in by their
parents who like remembering the past. Jerry Gilless and his wife, Elizabeth. on a trip to Oregon,
recently brought their two children, aged 3 and 5, to the store in Bend. They watched with a smile as
their children walked from row to row, looking at movies. "How could we not stop? It's the last
one." said Gilless. "They need to see that not everything's on the iPad."
24. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. The popularity of the video rental business.
B. The special computer system of the last store.
C. The value of the last Blockbuster on Earth.
D. The difficulties of running the last Blockbuster.
25. Why is the Blockbuster store in Bend still open?
A. It has a long history in all Blockbuster stores.
B. Its employees try their best to keep it running.
C. Its general manager is a very stubborn woman.
D. It is a place where people can watch old movies.
26. What is the documentary of Zeke Kamm probably about?A. People's experiences of sharing their own memories.
B. Zeke Kamm's work with his friend in the Blockbuster.
C. People's memories of renting videos in the Blockbuster.
D. Blockbusters' important role in a small town of America.
27. What's the best title for the text?
A. Oregon Will Have the Last Blockbuster on Earth
B. Different Opinions About the Last Blockbuster
C. People Are Interested in the Last Blockbuster
D. A Documentary About the Last Blockbuster
C
When my 8-month-old cries. I ask him if he's hungry, or wet or just needs a hug.
"Babububuu," he says.
What I need is a baby cry translator. That's just what a team of researchers say they've
developed.
"Experienced nurses or pediatricians(儿科医师)can identify why a baby is crying because they
have experience," says Lichuan Liu, a professor of electrical engineering at Northern Illinois
University, who conducted the research. "We talked to them, and they mentioned that based on the
cry's sound there're some clues(线索)."
So Liu set out to identify the features of cries that can help mark them as expressions of pain or
discomfort. These features include differences in pitch( 音 高 )and frequency. The team then
developed an algorithm( 算 法 )based on automatic speech recognition to detect and identify these
features. This "cry language recognition algorithm" was trained on recordings of baby cries taken
from a hospital. It uses compressed sensing, a process that reconstructs a signal based on incomplete
data. It can identify a baby cry against a background of, say, adult speech or loud television sounds.
By classifying different cry features, like pitch, the algorithm can suggest whether the cry is due to
sickness or pain, and identify the degree of urgency.
The team had experienced pediatric care providers assess forty-eight baby cry recordings for
probable cause of crying-hunger, tiredness, etc. They then compared these to the algorithm's
assessments. The algorithm agreed with the humans 70% of the time. Generally, so-called
"uncommon cry signals"-signs of pain or sickness-are high-pitched and very loud compared to ordinary crying.
Liu and her team continue to train the technology for greater accuracy. They also plan to add
more features, like the ability to identify and classify movement and facial expressions. This could
help give a more detailed reading of a baby's emotional(情感的)and physical state. They also hope
to begin human trials in the near future.
28. The author mentions the 8-month-old child to .
A. draw attention to baby cries B. prove baby cries are common
C. lead in a translator for baby cries D. show the use of cry translators
29. What inspired Lichuan Liu's idea of doing the study?
A. Pediatric care workers' words. B. The pediatricians' strong requests.
C. Her own nursing experiences. D. Her doubts about the previous research.
30. What did the researchers do in the study?
A. They collected baby cries from big hospitals.
B. They got 48 baby cry recordings evaluated.
C. They created an automatic speech recognition.
D. They analyzed cry features with compressed sensing.
31. What can we know about Liu's cry language recognition algorithm?
A. It has been widely used in daily life. B. It's mainly meant for hungry cry signals.
C. It has been proved effective on babies. D. It's only been tested on recorded cries now.
D
Genetic modification(基因改良)dates back to ancient times, when humans influenced genetics
by selectively breeding organisms (培育生物)according to an article by Gabriel Rangel, a public
health scientist at Harvard University. When repeated over several generations, this process leads to
great changes in the organisms.
Dogs were likely the first animals to be purposefully genetically modified, with the beginnings
of that effort dating back about 32.000 years, according to Rangel. Wild wolves joined our
hunter-gatherer ancestors in East Asia, where the aggressive canines( 犬 科 )were kept in the
household and bred to become docile and easier to get along with. Over thousands of years, people
bred dogs with different desired character and physical characteristics, eventually leading to the wide
variety of dogs we see today.The earliest known genetically modified plant is wheat. This valuable crop is thought to have
originated in the Middle East and northern Africa in the area known as the Fertile Crescent,
according to a 2015 article published in the Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine.
Ancient farmers selectively bred wheat grasses beginning around 9000 B. C. to create improved
varieties with larger grains and hardier seeds. By 8000 B C. , the cultivation( 培 养 )of improved
wheat had spread across Europe and Asia. The continued selective cultivation of wheat resulted in
the thousands of varieties that are grown today.
Corn has also experienced some of greatest genetic changes over the past few thousand years.
The main crop was changed from a plant known as teosinte, a wild grass with tiny ears and only a
few seeds. Over time, farmers selectively bred the teosinte grasses to create corn with large ears
bursting with seeds.
Beyond those crops, many of the fruit and vegetables we eat today, including bananas, apples
and tomatoes, have experienced several generations of selective raising, according to Rangel.
In 1973, researchers also modified bacteria to be used as drugs. In 1982, human insulin (胰岛
素)made from genetically engineered bacteria, became the first genetically engineered human drugs
approved by the FDA.
32. What does the word "docile" in paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A. Gentle. B. Loyal. C. Smart. D. Ambitious.
33. How did the ancient farmers try to improve wheat?
A. Through selective cultivation. B. By editing its genes constantly.
C. Through mixture with teosinte. D. By planting it in large numbers.
34. What can we infer about genetic modification?
A. It is rarely seen in daily life. B. It was quite difficult to accept.
C. It is hardly influenced by humans. D. It played a role in medical field.
35. From which section of a newspaper is the text most probably taken?
A. Health. B. Lifestyle. C. Science. D. Agriculture.
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。
There are a lot of benefits to staying physically fit. You'll have more energy, you'll look great, and you'll notice improvements in your health. 36 However, if you focus on exercise, you can
make a lot of healthy physical changes.
Find the time. Exercise is one of the most important aspects in staying (or becoming) fit and
healthy. 37 Try scheduling your exercise the same way that you schedule other appointments
and work. You'll be more likely to stick to it if it's on the calendar(日历).
38 You will see the most benefits from exercise if you do it regularly. One good way to
make you stick to it is to pick a form of exercise that you enjoy. For example, if you like swimming,
make it a point to swim twice a week.
Go outdoors. It is really good to work out at a gym-without air conditioning and televisions. But
scientists report that exercising outdoors, at least part of the time, can have more benefits. 39
Be social. If you join other people in your exercise routine, you'll see a positive influence in
your results. 40 If you schedule an activity with a friend, you are less likely to cancel than if
you were only cancelling on yourself.
A. Make it a habit.
B. Enjoy your exercise.
C. Unfortunately, it's not always easy to stay in great shape.
D. In a word. it is absolutely good for you to stay physically fit.
E. Finding a workout partner can help you to stick to your exercise.
F. The road or sidewalk challenges your body in ways that gyms can't do.
G. Experts recommend that you should be active for at least 30 minutes per day.
第三部分 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。
Never did I imagine I would land into a place that I used to dislike. However, my working here
in Saudi Arabia has turned out to be a 41 . I have learned many things about life.
One of those is 42 . I had been very impatient for the years before I came here. 43 ,
I had made wrong decisions and 44 many learning chances that life had offered me. When I
45 here, everything and everyone seemed completely different. I had to 46 different kinds
of people from different countries with the 47 kind of personalities (个性)and attitudes. I couldn't improve the situation but I could change my 48 -to be patient with everything and everyone.
Gradually, I found myself doing my job 49 , enjoying every single thing. And I began to share
feelings with my 50 here and everything turned out just 51 .
Second is the value of 52 . My world back home has mostly made the 53 of my
attitudes, personalities and beliefs. It has 54 me the person that I am now. Yet, I should 55
the way people here have lived their lives. I may not like their culture or 56 but that doesn't
make them any 57 and still they deserve my respect.
The most 58 and wonderful experience I have here is the joy of living contently. I have
been living in this foreign place for two years and I have been 59 how to live a simple life,
how to 60 the kind of life I have right now.
41. A. test B. challenge C. blessing D. experience
42. A. love B. patience C. wisdom D. ambition
43. A. Unfortunately B. In return C. By accident D. Consequently
44. A. witnessed B. missed C. provided D. replaced
45. A. paused B. finished C. rested D. got
46. A. pick out B. look for C. deal with D. come across
47. A. strangest B. clearest C. strictest D. nicest
48. A. attitude B. promotion C. situation D. theory
49. A. sincerely B. anxiously C. cautiously D. happily
50. A. parents B. neighbors C. colleagues D. enemies
51. A. fine B. legal C. equal D. casual
52. A. trust B. respect C. manner D. justice
53. A. dreams B. bases C. plans D. steps
54. A. offered B. considered C. made D. found
55. A. accept B. judge C. permit D. use
56. A. transportation B. food C. performance D. tradition
57. A. less B. different C. worse D. better
58. A. ambiguous B. significant C. abnormal D. unbearable
59. A. required B. called C. warned D. taught
60. A. tolerate B. remember C. appreciate D. organize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。
Usually, we 61 (encourage) to be nice to our people. However, we always forget to be
nice to our environment.
Global warming is quite 62 big problem today in the 21st century. Pollution leads to
greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere, which gradually causes the temperature of the Earth
63 (increase). And the rising temperature causes the melting of glaciers(冰川融化) and abnormal
weather. Preventing global warming is key to the 64 (protect)for the Earth.
Simple things 65 can be done every day can help slow down global warming and make
the Earth a better place for us. our 66 (child), and more future generations to live. We need to
take action 67 (active) to help reduce global warming.
There are many ways to help, such as taking public transportation, riding bikes or walking. The
question is 68 we are willing to put them into practice. If the answer is positive, act now! We
should walk or bike whenever we can. It's also an 69 (easy) and more beneficial exercise than
exercising in the gym. If we have to go to a place and we can't walk, we should take the public
transportation. We also try to encourage our friends and family to do the same to make a
contribution to 70 (reduce) global warming. If everyone does something to help, together we
can make a difference.
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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。
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。
As a saying go, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." However, it is necessary for us
take exercise. By taking exercise, we can get physically and mentally relaxing. At the same time, we can have a very well figure. If we don't take exercise for a long time, we may easily fall sick.
Actually, I enjoy a various of outdoor sports, of which swimming in the sea is mine favorite.
Because there are so many swimmer in a swimming pool and the water is always dirty, I have a
preference in swimming in the sea. Besides, I am also interested in playing the badminton.
第二节 书面表达(满分 25 分)
假定你是李华，你的家人想邀请你校的英国交换生 Peter 到你家聚餐。请你给他写封邮件，
内容包括：
1.表明意图；
2.阐述邀请的原因；
3.告知时间、地点和乘车方式。
注意：
1.词数 100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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