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上饶市2020-2021学年第一次高考模拟考试
英语卷
总分：150 分 时间：120 分钟 命题人： 黄慧芬 陈慧颖 朱长泉
考生注意:1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
2.答题前, 考生务必将自己的姓名, 准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3.选出每小题答案后, 用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动, 用橡皮
擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号。答案必须在答题卡上完成, 答案在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后, 只交答题卡。
第一部分：听力测试（共两节，20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，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，并
标在试卷的相应位置。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。现在你有 5 秒钟的时间阅读第 1 小题的有关内容。
1. When will most of the people probably arrive?
A. At 6:00. B. At 7:00. C. At 8:00.
2. Where is the woman now?
A. In Jim’s office. B. On 20th Street. C. On 24th Street.
3. What does the woman want to do?
A. See a movie. B. Go to a music show. C. Try a new restaurant.
4. Where does the woman want to go?
A. To the gas station. B. To the pet store. C. To the grocery store.
5. What will the woman do next?
A. Get directions. B. Charge her phone. C. Go into the meeting room.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6、7 题。
6. When did the woman go to New York?
A. Last Tuesday. B. Last Thursday. C. Last night.
7. What did the woman mainly do in New York?
A. She did business. B. She traveled around. C. She visited some friends.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8、9 题。
8. How does the boy find going over lessons?
A. Important. B. Boring. C. Relaxing.
9. What should the boy do every night according to the woman?
A. Study his lessons. B. Use the computer. C. Get some exercise.
听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What will the woman do at the bank?
A. Pay her bills. B. Check her account. C. Put some money in her account.
11. What must you do to use online banking?
A. Go to the bank. B. Show your passport. C. Set up an account online.
12. Why is online banking better according to the man?
A. It’s safer. B. It’s cheaper. C. It never closes.
听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. Why does the woman need the man’s help?
A. Her car is broken. B. She’s playing a game. C. She wants to find a bank.
14. What prevents cheating?
A. Taking a picture. B. Getting a license number. C. Exchanging phone numbers.
15. What does the man let the woman keep?
A. His license. B. A pen. C. His hat.
16. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Co-workers. C. Strangers.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What did the speaker first star in?
A. Superman. B. Little Orphan Annie. C. Running Toward the Sun.
18. How old was the speaker when she moved to Los Angeles?
A. 7. B. 8. C. 9.
19. What was hard for the speaker?
A. Moving to a new city.
B. Being the youngest one on set.
C. Hearing that she wasn’t right for a role.
20. Who might the speaker be?
A. A movie star. B. A theater actor. C. A TV actor.
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第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）
第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 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。
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We offer several distinct options for you to choose the ticket that suits you best.
TICKET TYPE DISCOUNT ＊ NOTES
Standard returns 20% return within 60 days of outward trip
same day returns 25% ticket cannot be altered or refunded
children 40% children between 4 and 11
students 25% student card must be shown
senior citizens 25% senior card must be shown
groups(10-25people) 15% discount on each section of the trip
globe-trotter tickets According to the
ticket Railpass , tourist Card, Econopass
＊Only one discount may apply to each fare.
CHANGES AND REFUNDS
Tickets may be refunded not later than 5 minutes before the departure of the train for a charge of 15% of
the ticket price, or the journey may be changed to another day for a charge of 10% of the ticket price.(Not
applicable to same day returns.)
CHANGES FOR SAME DAY TRAVEL
You may change your ticket once without charge for a journey on the same day as the original ticket.
INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO TRAVELLERS
When you buy your ticket it is up to you to check that the dates and times of the journey on it are exactly
as you requested.
Ticket control and access to each train platform will be open until 2 minutes before departure of the train.
Each traveller may take one suitcase and one item of hand luggage. You may also check in 15kgs of
luggage not later than 30 minutes before departure, at no extra charge.
If you would like to charter a train, or make reservations for over 25 passengers travelling together, call
the Sales Department.
21. What is the passage mainly about?
A. describe the policies of changes and refunds. B. provide some information about train ticket.
C. introduce the luggage allowance on the train. D. compare the discounts of different ticket types.
22. If an elderly person with a valid card buys a standard-return ticket, he/she will receive at most a discount of
_________________.
A.20% B.25% C.45% D.50%
23. Which of the following statement is TURE?
A. You can get your ticket price refunded if you are 2 minutes late for the train.
B. Extra money will be paid on checked luggage of 15 kgs an hour before departure.
C. Same day returns can be changed to another day for a charge of 10% of the ticket price.
D. Travelers should ensure they are ready to board the train with at least 2 minutes to spare.
B
Flu season generally fades away in March and April, but will the coronavirus go with it? Whether the
coronavirus that’s quickly spreading around the world will follow the flu season and fade away with spring’s
arrival is unsatisfyingly uncertain. And many scientists say it’s too soon to know how the dangerous virus will
behave in warmer weather.
Dozens of viruses exist in the coronavirus family, but only seven afflict(折磨) humans. Four are known to
cause mild colds in people, which are common, while others are more novel, deadly, and thought to be
transmitted from animals like bats and camels. Health officials have labeled this new virus SARS-CoV-2 and its
disease COVID-19. The prospect that summer could delay a pandemic is tempting. Earlier this year, Donald
Trump tweeted about China’s efforts to contain the virus, saying they would be successful, “especially as the
weather starts to warm.”
Viruses that cause influenza or milder coronavirus colds do tend to subside in warmer months because
these types of viruses have what scientists refer to as “seasonality,” so the president’s comments have some
scientific backing. But it’s highly uncertain that SARS-CoV-2 will behave the same way. Those currently
studying the disease say their research is too early to predict how the virus will respond to changing weather.
“I hope it will show seasonality, but it’s hard to know,” says Stuart Weston, a researcher at the University
of Maryland, where the virus is being actively studied. As of Tuesday morning, more than 800,000 coronavirus
cases had been confirmed in 74 different countries, with experts saying the disease is likely to keep spreading.
And relatively recent research suggests that dry, cold air may also help viruses stay unbroken in the air or
travel farther as they become airborne.
Scientists assume that low humidity, which often occurs in winter, might weaken the function of the
mucus（粘液） in your nose, which your body uses to trap and drive foreign bodies like viruses or bacteria
away. Cold, dry air can make that normally thick mucus drier and less efficient at trapping a virus.
24. When does flu season usually die down?
A. Early autumn. B. Late Summer. C. Late Spring. D. Mid Summer.
25. What does the underlined word mean?
A. Frightening B. Decent C. Critical D. Unfamiliar
26. Which of the following is WRONG in scientists’ opinion?
A. Several of the coronavirus family are thought to be dangerous to human.
B. COVID-19 will disappear as flu virus with it getting warmer.
C. It's unknown how the dangerous virus will behave in warmer weather.
D. The dry cold air may help viruses spread farther and faster.
27.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The reason why people easily get viruses in winter.
B. Viruses do agree with the dry and cold atmosphere in winter.
C. If you stay at a warm room, you can't get any viruses.
D. The low temperature in winter is the main reason for viruses to spread.
C
Innovations are not always welcome. In 1589 William Lee made his way to the English court, hoping to be
granted a patent for his invention, a knitting machine. Queen Elizabeth I turned him down: “Consider what the
invention could do to my poor subjects,” she commanded. “It would assuredly bring ruin to them by robbing
them of employment.”
The fears of Good Queen Bess have echoed down the centuries—from the Luddites, who destroyed textile
machinery in the early 19th century, to John F. Kennedy, who warned of the dangers of automation during his
presidential campaign of 1960. In the 21st century the concerns have switched to robots and artificial
intelligence (AI); 30% of American workers believe their jobs are likely to be replaced by robots and computers
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in their lifetime.
In the past the relationship between machine and human labor has been driven by two factors: the
substituting effect, which caused people to lose jobs, and the complementing effect, which allowed employees
to do their work more productively. Mr. Susskind worries that, in the future, the substituting effect will take
over. Advances in AI have been so rapid that machines will eventually be better than people at most activities,
he says, and so will be the “default(默认) choice” for performing them. A few highly paid humans will still be
employed, but the rest will either struggle to find work or fall into the “precariat”, stuck in jobs that are not just
poorly paid but also unstable and stressful.
This depressing view of the impact of technology is plausible （ 貌 似 有 理 的 ） . But so is a more
optimistic outlook, as the economist Roger Bootle showed in his book. Mr. Bootle argued that AI and robotics
would improve productivity and economic growth, and release people from performing the most lengthy tasks.
As for employment, there will always be demand for services with the human touch. Perhaps, the truth is that it
is impossible to be sure whether the latest advances will in the end have mainly good or bad economic effects.
28. What’s the purpose of the examples in Paragraphs 1 and 2?
A. To tell people how many inventions are made.
B. To remind people how important the machines are.
C. To demonstrate the possible dangers to human beings.
D. To show some people’s attitude towards new inventions.
29. What is the meaning of the underlined word “precariat” ?
A. People who have stable jobs. B. People who like their jobs.
C. People who are stuck in bad jobs. D. People whose jobs are well-paid.
30. What is the author’s attitude towards AI?
A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Neutral. D. Indifferent.
31. Which statement is TRUE according to Roger Bootle?
A. The impact of technology is depressing.
B. He showed a pessimistic attitude to technogy in his book.
C. AI and robotics would harm productivity and economic growth.
D. AI and robotics release people from performing long and tiring tasks.
D
Observing fish in the ocean depths is challenging. Water pressure, dark light and more make exploring the
ocean a tricky expedition. But researchers at MIT believe they have the answer: a soft robot fish called
SoFi(short for soft fish).
This small, fish-looking robot swims quietly through its environment, free from anything attached to it so
it doesn’t disrupt the ecosystem by knocking into things and breaking them. They’ve already take SoFi out for a
successful test swim.
“To our knowledge, this is the first robotic fish that can swim untethered for extended periods of time,”
Robert Katzschmann, lead author and Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory(CSAIL) Ph.D.
candidate, said in a statement.
This is a marked improvement over other autonomous underwater vehicles(AUVs), which are loud, large
and have a limited range of motion as they’re often tied to boats. SoFi isn’t any of those things thanks to its
unique design and construction. For starters, the back side of the little robot fish is made of silicon rubber and
flexible plastic, meaning it won’t damage a reef if bumps into it.
To control SoFi, the team turned to one of the best ways to control just about anything: a waterproofed and
customized control pad for a Super Nintendo. The researchers also developed a custom acoustic( 声 学 的 )
communication system to send SoFi instructions. So long as they’re within 70 feet(21 metres) of SoFi, pushing
a right, left, up and down on the direction pad will send an ultrasonic(超声波的)command using wavelengths
of 30 to 36 kilohertzes(千赫). SoFi receives the command and follows it. If SoFi doesn’t receive a command,
it’ll just swim in the last commanded direction. SoFi is powered by a lithium polymer battery, the kind found in
smart phones, and it can film and take high-resolution photos thanks to a fisheye lens housed in its “nose”.
Howerver…
32. Which is true about SoFi?
A. It can swim quietly without disturbing others. B. It can swim faster than any other real fish.
C. It should be tied to boats. D. It needn’t be controlled by human beings.
33. What does the underlined word “unthered”mean?
A. Without anything attached to it. B. Without a chargeable battery.
C.Without being observed by people. D. Without making any loud noise.
34. What does the author mean by mentioning rubber and flexible plastic?
A. To tell us SoFi is easy to make with. B. To tell us SoFi is lighter than we expect.
C. To tell us SoFi is safe to the environment. D. To tell us SoFi cannot be damaged by water.
35.What will be discussed in the next paragraph?
A. Some negative aspects of SoFi.
B. SoFi will change the concept of robot.
C. Scientists will make SoFi change its shape.
D. SoFi will bring a revolution to the sea exploration.
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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂
黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Where do you buy chocolate? You probably go to a store near your home. The store might not sell the
special chocolate you like, but 36 .
Suppose a new candy store opens nearby, and the owner is making the chocolate you like. The owner
doesn't know if the store will be successful. He sells only a few types of chocolate, which means he is taking a
risk. 37 So, he understands that he might not be able to stay in business. This person is a type of business
owner called an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is someone who starts a business and is willing to risk losing
money to try to make money. He must spend money on ingredients for the chocolate, rent for the store, pay for
workers, and many other things. 38 If he makes more money than he spends, that money is called his profit.
Many people become entrepreneurs because they think they have a good idea for a business. In fact, a man
named Milton S. Hershey was an entrepreneur in the late 1800s. 39 His first two businesses did not make a
profit, but his third business did. Then he decided to add chocolate to his caramel candy. That was how the
Hershey Chocolate Company started more than 100 years ago.
40 You probably found that in order to make a profit, you had to earn more money than you spent.
Your costs probably included lemons, sugar, and cups. They might also have included posters and markers.
Entrepreneurs are hard workers who think they have a good idea. What new business might you be
interested in starting?
A. These are his costs.
B. people liked the chocolate.
C. it's close to home.
D. They buy lemons, sugar, and cups to make the lemonade.
E. Hershey opened several businesses that sold caramel candy
F. Customers might not buy his chocolate.
G. If you have ever opened a lemonade stand, you are an entrepreneur. too.
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第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
第一节（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。
Any returning gap year student would be delighted to share their destinations and their travel tales. But Mr
Mart Johnson is not on his way up to university. He is 72.
Though his behavior of adventure tour is clearly beyond our 41 , Mr. Marr Johnson is part of what the
travel industry is recognising as a 42 trend. Once travel after retirement meant golf, cultural weekend trip and
winter sun beach breaks, but recent years have seen an increase in adventurous travel overseas.
Mr. Marr Johnson says, “ If you go to the travel shows, you can see the people of the same 43 . The baby
boomers have seen their kids come back from 44 years and adventures and they are 45 , ‘we never had a
chance to do that.’ Life in the 1970s was quite 46 .You had to work hard and get a career 47 . Now they have
made their money, 48 the debt on housing, the kids have left home, they have got decent pensions, and they
want to spend it on 49 .”
Figures from the UK Office for National Statistics show the number of British over-65s 50 overseas
increased by 13.7 percent from 2014 to 2016. And it is at the more adventurous end of the travel 51 that the
effect is being most keenly 52 . Last year, Mr. Bealby led a walking group 53 a 4, 100m pass in Kyrgyzstan,
including one group member who was 74, and he was 54 the slowest.
The adventurous travel is even more 55 in North America, where Norman Howe, chief executive of
Toronto-based Butterfield & Robinson said, “ It was the front end of the boomer demographic(年龄段) who
started 56 the trend. The first boomers started hitting the conventional 57 age around 2010, and as with
everything, they defied convention(离经叛道). Rather than 58 for Florida and taking up golf, they hit the gym
as hard as they hit the road. They 59 vacations through their working lives and are now 60 for lost time.”
41. A. imagination B. contribution C.power D. description
42. A. lost B.firm C. key D. traditional
43. A. face B. income C. status D. age
44. A. academy B. gap C. wedding D. senior
45.A. insisting B. smiling C. shouting D. thinking
46. A. tough B. simple C. great D. dangerous
47. A. stopping B. decreasing C. going D. losing
48. A. turned down B. paid for C. broke off D. paid off
49. A. attitudes B. experiences C. education D. friends
50. A. purchasing B. travelling C. driving D. walking
51. A. industry B. agency C. company D. magazine
52. A. neglected B.thought C. felt D. recorded
53. A. above B. across C. under D. behind
54. A. away from B. the same as C. next to D. far from
55. A. important B. necessary C. popular D. expensive
56. A. pushing B. pulling C.mending D. holding
57. A. retirement B. death C. hospital D. movement
58. A. calling B. swimming C. climbing D. heading
59. A. enjoyed B. skipped C. spent D. gained
60. A. dreaming of B. working out C. making up D. putting up
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分 50 分）
第二节 语法填空(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。
October usually marks the 61 (begin) of a new season, but what you call that season depends
62 .where you are and whom you are.
In the UK, people will tell you it’s “autumn”. However, you will find people use both “fall” and “autumn”
interchangeably when 63 (mention) this time of year in the US. Why does it make people so
64 .(confuse)?
According to Dictionary.com, “fall” isn’t a modern nickname 65 follows “autumn”. In Old English the
season 66 (call) “harvest” meaning that farmers would have a big harvest in this season. Then, in
67 .1600s, without farming, the term “harvest” 68 (gradual) became less useful to city dwellers, so
English speakers needed a different name for the season. They knew leaves fell from trees during the season, so
people called 69 “the fall of the leaf”, or “fall” for short.
But at the end of the 1600s, autumn, from the French word “autompne” , came to England. It became more
popular and took the place of “fall” as the word for the season.
At the same time, British people were making their trips to North America, bringing the words “fall” and
“autumn” with them. That’s 70 today’s Americans have two names for one season.
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，共 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。错误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’m a senior 3 student from China. Now I'm here to expressed my thanks to you on behalf my school and
myself.
I have been studying as a exchange student in my school for a month. The past month has been a
wonderful time, during that I have made many friends and learned a lot about American culture. Not only my
speaking English, but also my ability to live independent has improved a lot. Thanks for your treatment or the
service you offered. Finally, I warmly welcomed you to visit my school. I will be very much glad to be your
guide at that time. That’s all. Thank you for your listening.
第二节：书面表达（满分 25 分）
When we talk about reading, some classmates likes paper books, while others prefer electronic books.
What’s your choice and give your own reasons.
1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以话当増加细节，以使行文连贯。
Paper Books or E-books?
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