2020届广州市高三年级调研测试
英语
本试卷共10页，卷面满分120分。考试用时120分钟
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用铅笔在答题卡的相应位置填涂考生号。因听力另考，试卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案信息点涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。写在本试卷上无效。
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4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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)
阋读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
StagecoachBuses—Populartickets
Dayrider
Travelasmuchasyoulikeinoneday.
WithStagecoachDayriderbusticketsyoucanmakeasmanyjourneysasyoulikeforoneday.Theyoffermorevalueformoneythanbuyingasingleorreturn,asyoucantravelonallStagecoachbuseswithinyourchosenticketzone.BuyticketsusingtheStagecoachBusApporbuyonthebus.Withcontactlesspaymentsnowavailableonallourbuses,youdon''tneedtoworryaboutfindingthecorrectchange! BusandBoat
Unlimitedbustravelforonecarintheselectedzone,plusaboatride.
Explorethecountrysideonbusthenenjoythefinemountainviewsfromthecomfortofaboatdeck.Youcanboardoneofourmanyboatsorsteamerslocatedatfourofthedistrictsmostoutstandinglakes.Stagecoachhavecombinedbus&boatticketswhichareavailableforConiston,DetwentWater,UllswaterandWindermere. SightseeingTickets
Nevergetlostanddon''tmissathing.
Hop-onandhop-offalldayasmuchasyoulikeatanyofthebusstopsontherouteandseeallthebestsightsandattractionsyourchosentownorcityhastooffer.You''llalsolearnlotsofhistoryalongthewayfromoneofourexpertguides. StudentTickets
Flexiblestudentbustickets
Areyouastudentandgettingreadyforthenewterm?YoucantravelforalotlesswithStagecoach''sstudentbustickets.You''llneedacurrentstudentIDcardwithaphototobuyaStagecoachstudentticket.ThenameonyourIDcardwillneedtomatchthenameonyourticket. 21.Whatistrueaboutthe"Dayrider"ticket?
A.Youneedthecorrectchangetobuyit.
B.Youcanuseittotravelanywhereinthecity.
C.Itcanbepurchasedwithyourmobilephone.
D.Itcanbeusedwithanybuscompany.
22.Ifyouwanttogosightseeingaroundofthelakeareas,whichticketisthemostsuitable?
A.Dayrider. B.BusandBoat. C.Sightseeing. D.Studenttickets.
24.Whatisneededifyouwanttobuyastudentticket?
A.Aphotoofyourself. B.Yourname. C.Thebusapp. D.ValidstudentID.
B
WhenAlleninvitedmeonacampingtriptothemountains,Iimaginedawoodencabinoverlookingalake,withawarmfireplace,hotcocoa,andsoftbeds.ButmyhappyimagebecameanightmarewhenAllenandhisolderbrother,Leo,showedupwithatruckfilledwithcampingequipment—tents,sleepingbags,andwaterbottles,Weweregoingonsurvivaltraining!
Theever-efficientLeowaskeentoleavethecitybehindusandurgedustohurry.Severalhourslater,aswedrovethroughtheforest,themountainsseemedbiggerthanIremembered;thetreeswerelarger,andtheenvironmentfeltmorethreatening.
Atthetrailhead,LeotiedasleepingbagontomyalreadyheavypackandlecturedAllenandmeabouthikingrules.Then,withLeointhelead,wesetoffalongthenarrowandsteepdirttrackthatwoundupthemountain.
After6hoursofclimbing,wefinallyreachedthetop.Mylegsaching,Idroppedmypackandgroanedbuttherewasnotimetorest."Weneedtosetupcampquickly,"saidLeo."Therearedarkcloudscomingin.Astormsonitsway."
Ithoughthewaskidding,butLeowasquiteserious.HeandAllenworkedexpertly,whileIstoodaroundandpretendedtohelp,thunderrumblinginthedistance.Wejustfinishedputtingupthetentswhenithit.Thewind,thunder,andlightningwererelentless.
Leo,sensingthatIwasscared,startedtellingussomestoriesabouthiscampingadventures.Buteachtimelightninglitupthetentandthethunderechoed,Ijumped."Don''tworry.Summerstormspassquickly,"Leosaidtryingtocomfortme."Andatleasttherainwillkeepthebearsaway,"hesaidwithateasingsmile,whichwaslesscomforting.
Andjustasquicklyasthestormcamerushingin,itpassed,andweexitedthetent.Theviewwasincredible—Icouldseeformiles.Asdarknesssetin,Istaredinwonderatthemillionsofglowingstarsinthenightsky.
Iwon''tlie—Iwasstillwishingforahptshowerandasoftbed,butasIgazedupwardattheMilkyWay,IknewthiswasanadventureIwouldneverforget.
24.WhywastheauthorsurprisedwhenAllencametogethimatthebeginningofthestory?
A.Allenhadarrivedearlierthanarranged.
B.HesawthatAllenwasnotwellprepared.
C.Herealizedtheirtripwouldbechallenging.
D.Allen''sbrotherwasunexpectedlywithhim.
25.Whywasitnecessarytosetupcampimmediatelyafterreachingthemountaintop?
A.Itwasalmostnighttime. B.Theweatherwaschanging.
C.Theyweretiredandneededtorest. D.Theyneededprotectionsfromanimals.
26.WhatcanweguessaboutLeo?
A.Hewasanexperiencedandcapablehiker.
B.Hewasinconsiderateofother''sfeelings.
C.Hehadknownthewriterforalongtime.
D.Hehadnotbeentothismountainbefore.
27.Howdidtheauthorfeelattheendofthestory?
A.Satisfied. B.Optimistic. C.Scared. D.Disappointed.
C
Sleep,consideredaluxurybymany,isessentialforaperson''swellbeing.Researchershavefoundthatinsufficientsleepandtirednessincreaseaperson''sriskofdevelopingseveremedicalconditions,suchasobesity(beingveryoverweight),highbloodsugarlevels,andheartdisease. Now,anewstudyhasfoundthatgettingsufficientsleepisalsothekeytoimprovingacademicperformance.
JeffreyGross,theuniversityscienceprofessorwholedtheresearch,wasnottryingtofindtherelationshipbetweensleepandgradeswhenhehandedoutsmartwatchestothe100studentsinhischemistryclass.Instead,theprofessorhopedthewrist-wormdevices,whichtrackaperson''sphysicalactivity,wouldshowaconnectionbetweenexerciseandacademicachievement.
WhileGross''sdatashowednorelationshipbetweenthesetwofactors,thestudyfoundsomethingsurprising.Astheresearcherswereanalyzingtheirdata,theynoticedthattherewasastraight-linerelationshipbetweentheaverageamountofsleepastudentgotandtheirresultsinthecourse''s11quizzes,threemidtermtests,andthefinalexam.
Evenmoreinteresting,itwasnotsufficientforstudentstojustheadtobedearlythenightbeforeatest.Instead,it''sthesleepyougetduringthedayswhenlearningishappeningthatmattersmost.
Thetimestudentswenttobedeachnightwassimilarlyimportant.Thosewhowenttobedinearlyhoursofthemorningperformedpoorly,evenifthetotalsleeptimewasthesameasahigher-performingstudent."Whenyougotobedmatters,"Grosssays,"Ifyougotobedat10,or12,or1atnight,andsleepforsevenhours,yourperformanceisthesame.Butifyougotobedafter2,yourperformancestartstogodownevenifyougetthesamesevenhours.So,quantityisn''teverything."
Perhapsthemostinterestingwasthehugeimpactthatsmalldifferencesinsleeppatternshadonthestudents''grades.Theoverallcoursegradesforstudentsaveragingsixandahalfhoursofsleepeachnightwere25%lowerthanstudentswhoaveragedjustonehourmoresleep.Similarly,studentswhovariedtheirbedtimebyevenonehoureachnighthadgradesthatdropped45%belowthosewithmoreregularbedtimes.
WhoknewgettingA''sjustrequiredsomeextraZZZ''s?
28.Basedonhisoriginalobjectives,whichbestdescribesProfessorGross''sresearchfindings?
A.Accidental. B.Complete. C.Convincing. D.Doubtful.
29.Whowerethepeopletakingpartinthestudy?
A.Middleschoolchemistrystudents. B.Volunteersfromdifferentuniversities.
C.ProfessorGross''sownstudents. D.Universitystudentathletes.
30.HowdidProfessorGross''steammeasureacademicperformance?
A.Makingthestudentswearaspecialwatch.
B.Usingstudents''universityentrancetestresults.
C.Givingthestudentsregularafterclassquizzes.
D.Usingthestudents''normaltestandquizgrades.
31.Basedonthestudy''sfindings,whoislikelytoperformbestacademically.
A.Apersonwhohasagoodnight''ssleepthenightbeforeanimportanttest.
B.Apersonwhosenormalbedtimevariesbetween9p.m.and12p.m.
C.Apersonwhosleepsfrom11p.m.to6a.m.eachday.
D.Apersonwhosleepsforatotalof7hourseachnight.
D
Howaffordableishighculture?Onegreatmythofourtimeisthatticketsforopera,theatre,balletandorchestral(管弦乐)concertsaretooexpensive,especiallyfortheyoung.Thisisinfuriatingas,inBritain,atleast,theclaimisridiculousandoffensive.ThecheapticketstohearLondon''sorchestrasrangefrom￡7to￡9—sameasacinematicket,andlowerthantheentrypricetomanypopmusicandcomedyclubs.Forcomparison,whentheLosAngelesPhilharmonicOrchestraperformswithtopsoloistsandconductorsthecheapestseatis￡30;andattheBerlinPhilharmonic,it''sanexpensive￡46.
Findingcheapticketstotheoperaandballetisn''tsoeasy.True.Britishcompaniesdon''tchargetheridiculoushighpricesfoundontheContinent(￡2,000foragoodseatatapremiereofLaScala''sCarmenlastDecember),buttheticketsarestillprettysteep.Largefeespaidtostarperformersmostlyaccountforthat.Luckily,however,onespectaculartechmologicalinnovationhastransformedthescene.It''slive(orslightlydelayed)cinematransmissions.TheNewYorkMetropolitanOperanowbeamsitsshowsto800cinemasroundtheworld,andBritishcompaniesaren''tfarbehind.Cinematicoperaisexcellentvalue.Forthecostofagoodbottleofwine(￡10or￡15fortheRoyalOperaHouse''sshows)youcansitinyourlocalmovie-houseandseeahigh-definitionrelayofwhat''soccurringontheworld''sgrandeststages.No,it''snotthesameasbeingthere,butit''salmostasgood.Thesoundisincredible.Theimages,particularlyofdancers,arefantastic.Andyoucanreacttotheshowaspartofaliveaudience,ratherthansittingonyourownathome.
Tome,thismountainofevidence,togetherwithfreemuseumadmissions,indicatesthattheartsworldshouldstopworryingthatitsaudiencesarestillmostlymiddle-class.Anyonewhocanaffordtovisitapubcanalsoaffordtoseetop-qualitydrama,musicanddance.Therealbattlenowshouldbeensuringthatschoolchildrenaregivenenoughtastesofhighculturetomakethemwanttobuyallthosecheapticketswhentheygrowup.
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"infuriating"inparagraph1mean?
A.Quiteinteresting. B.Veryannoying. C.Notcertain. D.Extremelyobvious.
33.Whatisthemainreasonforexpensiveoperatickets?
A.Theamountofmoneychargedbytopperformers.
B.Thecostlytechnologyrequiredforbroadcast.
C.Thedemandofcompaniesforbigprofits.
D.Thehighcostofrentingthestages.
34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcinematicopera?
A.Peoplecandecidewheretowatchtheopera.
BAudiencesarediscouragedfromrespondingtoTheperformances.
C.Itprovidesaninexpensivewayofenjoyingaliveoperaperformance.
D.Thesoundandvisualqualityaresuperiortotheliveperformance.
35.Whichstatementwouldtheauthoragreewith?
A.Thequalityofoperaperformancesisimproving.
B.HighcultureisbecomingmoreaffordableinEurope.
C.Thecostofaccesstohighcultureactivitiesshouldbelowered.
D.Childrenshouldbeencouragedtoparticipateinhighcultureevents.
弟二节(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，选项中有两项多余。
LearningtounderstandspokenEnglishcanbedifficult.Learnersmustnotonlymasternewsounds,butalsolearnconversationalidioms.That''salettolearn!Buttheymaysoonrealizethereissomethingelsegoingon.36Thesedifferentstylesofspeakingarecalled"registers".Intheirwork,languageexpertsidentifythreemajorfactorsthataffecttheregisterofspokenEnglish:theplaceoftheconversation,therelationshipofthespeakers,andthepurposeoftheconversation.
37Eventwobestfriendswhoworkandlivetogethermayspeakmoreformallytoeachotherintheoffice.Athome,onemightsay,"C''mon,Iwannaleave."Thesamepersonatworkmightsay,"Areyoureadytogonow?"
Therelationshipofthespeakersalsoaffectsthelanguagetheyusewitheachother.Peoplespeaklessformallytofriendsandmoreformallytostrangers.38Peoplewhoknoweachotherwellmightusemoreidiomsandmoreslangintheirspeech.Anangrywomanmighttellherdaughterto"hushyourmouth"andhersisterto"quietdown".
Finally,thepurposeoftheconversationaffectspeople''sspeech.Apersonwhowanttoeasehurtfeelingsusesasoft,quiettone.39
Fewspeakersrealizethattheychangeregistersaccordingtothesefactors.40Wearenotawarethatwemakethesechanges.Weacceptthechangeabilityoftheweather,butweoftenrefusetoacceptthechangeabilityofspeech.
A.Infact,mostpeoplestronglydenyit.
B.Peoplegenerallyspeaklessatworkthantheydoathome.
C.Theverysamepersonspeaksdifferentlyindifferentsituations.
D.Therefore,weshouldbecarefulnottohurteachotherwithourspeech.
E.Ontheotherhand,apersonwhowantstopickafightspeaksrapidlyandloudly.
F.Theplacewheretheconversationtakesplacedirectlyaffectsthelanguageoftheconversation
G.Becausetheyalreadyshareinformationandexperiencewithfriends,theydonotneedtoexplainasmuch.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，満分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，満分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，选出最佳选项。.
Haveyoueverheardsomeonesaythathecan''tseetheforestforthetrees?Ifso,youmayhave41whatthiscuriousphrasemeans.Ifyoucanseethetrees,howistheforestnot42,too?
Thispopularphraseaccuratelydescribessituationsinwhichpeoplesometimesgetsocaughtupwiththe43thattheylosesightofthebigpicture.44,you''repayingsomuchattentiontothetreesthatyouforgetthatthetreesarejustpartofa45forest.
Thisisaproblemweall46fromtimetotime.Whenobservingourworld,it’seasytofocusontheinterestingdetailsand47largerconcepts.For48,though,it''simportanttobeabletofocusonboththeforestandthetrees.
Sincethe49ofscientificinquirythousandsofyearsago,observationshavebeen50.Thefirstscientistsusedtheir51tosee,hear,smell,feel,andtastetheworldaroundthem.Throughthese52,theylearnedabouttheirworldandbegantosearchforanswerstothequestionsthat53arose.
Todayscientists54relyupontheirfivesensestomakeobservations.However,theyalsotakeadvantagesofmodern55tomakeobservationswithawidevarietyoftools.Theseenablethemto“see”theworldinwaysbeyondwhattheirfivesenses56.
Fromsatellitetelescopesatomicmicroscopes,57scientistsusethesetoolstoobservetheworldinwaysnever58byearlyscientists.Someofthesetoolsallowthemto59smalldetailswhileothershelpthemtoseethebig60.
41.A.wondered B.believed C.explained D.described
42.A.acceptable B.accessible C.visible D.possible
43.A.reasons B.problems C.effects D.details
44.A.Incontrast B.Inreturn C.Inotherwords D.Inthemeantime
45.A.better B.larger C.clearer D.greener
46.A.seekout B.passby C.agreeon D.meetwith
47.A.catch B.ignore C.comprehend D.misuse
48.A.observers B.farmers C.scientists D.leaders
49.A.beginning B.separation C.recovery D.removal
50.A.forgotten B.welcomed C.impossible D.important
51.A.senses B.feelings C.environments D.experiences
52.A.errors B.gifts C.observations D.inventions
53.A.luckily B.naturally C.exactly D.occasionally
54.A.even B.yet C.never D.still
55.A.technologies B.theories C.discoveries D.efforts
56.A.release B.allow C.prefer D.enjoy
57.A.famous B.young C.popular D.modern
58.A.imagined B.suggested C.remembered D.convinced
59.A.create B.study C.copy D.choose
60.A.cause B.change C.picture D.achievement
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。
Weallknowcleanwaterisimportantforgoodhealth.Butnowwealsoknowweshouldwatch61wekeepourwaterin.Plasticbottleshardenedwithadangerousmaterial62(call)BPAcanreleaseachemicalintoourwaterthatharmsourbodies.Since2011,manycountries63(ban)plasticwithBPAfromuseinfoodcontainersandbabybottles.Butareothernon-BPAplasticssafe?
PlasticlabeledBPA-freemightuseotherchemicalsthathave64(harm)healtheffects.65(Study)haveshownthatlowlevelsofthosechemicalsmighthavethesameeffectsasBPA.So,whatshouldpeopledo?The66(good)materialtodrinkfromisglass,67hasnochemicalsthatcanpoisonwater.
Anothergoodchoice68adrinkcontainerisstainlesssteel.Stainlesssteelbottlesarebetterthanaluminumbottles,whicharecoveredwithathinplastic69(protect)themetalfromacids.Therearemanygoodfood-gradestainlesssteelwaterbottlesonthemarket.
Ifyoudodecidetouseareusableplasticwaterbottle,avoid70(keep)itinthesun.Sunlightandhotliquidspeedupthereleaseofchemicalsintoyourdrinkingwater.
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）每处错误及其修改仅限一词；
（2）允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Lastweek,Iquarrelwithmyparentsaboutspendingtoomuchtimeinmycellphone.Ifeltexhaustingthatday,andbecameveryangryeventhoughtheytalkedtomeinafriendway.
Inowfeelashamedandamwritingwiththisarticletoapologise.TherearepeopleintheworldIvalue,suchasteacherandfriends.Also,themostpreciouspeopletomeismyparents.Itisthemwhoraisedmeandgavemeahappylife.IwantthemtoknowthatI''mdeeplysorryandwilltrytobegoodpersonandmakethemproud.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
你校的体育节刚刚结束。请给学校英语报写一篇报道，报道体育节的主要活动、精彩瞬间及意义。
注意
1.词数100词左右；
2.可以通当增加细节，使文连贯；
3.报道的开头已为你写好，不入词数。
参考词汇：开幕式openingceremony项目item
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