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2020届高三年级第二次教学质量检测
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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
NewYork''sbestclassesforkidsincludesportsclasses,performingartsclasses,artclasses,languageprogramsandbabyclasses.Makesureyourkidsarereadyfornewadventureswiththesesuper-coolofferings!
92ndStreetYClasses
Atthisinstitutionyourmusiciancanlearnhowtoplayaninstrument.After-schoolclassesexaminedifferentmusicalpiecesandencourageworkinagroupsetting.Attheendoftheprogram,miniMozartscanimpresstheirfamilyandfriendsatopen-houseperformances.Plus，whenthey''renotjamming，kidscantakeadvantageofhomeworkhelpintheClubhouse,wheretheyaredividedupbygradelevel.Ages5-15.
TheCliff''satLIC.
Afteradayoffightingtheacademicobstaclecourseatschool,yourfavoriteachieverscanreachnewheightsonarock-climbingwall.TheCliffs''offeringsallowdevelopingbodiestobuildmusclestrength.Forexample,introductorysessionsteachclimbershowtotiesafetyknots(结)aswellasotherbasics,masteringthemwithhands-ongamesandactivities.TheCliffsatLIC,LongIslandCity.Ages6-18.
StatenIslandSkatingPavilion
Thislargeareamaintainsitsyear-roundfrostytemperaturesforice-skatingfun.Coursesareofferedeverydayforavarietyofinterestsandskilllevels,andpublicandfreestylesessionsareavailableforchildrenwhowanttospendsomeafternoonstherewithoutinstruction.Ages4andup.
WestSideYMCA
Ifyourchildwantstolearnhowtoswim,you''dbepressedtofindmoreoptionsthanthoseofferedattheY.Kidsaregroupedbyageandcapability.Thecoursescoverpersonalsafetyandstroketechniques.Ifyouroffspringpreferdryland,theYalsooffersdance,basketballandfootball.Visitwebsiteforclassdescriptionsanddetailedpriceinformation.Ages5-18.
1.Whoisthepassageintendedfor?
A.Elementaryschoolteachers.B.Childrenaroundschoolage.
C.Familieslookingforattraction.D.Parentswithunder-agechildren.
2.Whicheventwillyouattendforoccasionalacademichelp?
A.TheCliffsatLIC.B.WestSideYMCA.
C.92ndStreetYClasses.D.StatenIslandSkatingPavilion.
3.WhatdoesStatenIslandSkatingPavilionprovide?
A.Aminiopen-houseperformanceattheendoftheprogram.
B.Coldtemperaturesalltheyearroundforice-skating.
C.Teachingofskatingindividedgroupsaccordingtotheirage..
D.Introductorylessonsonhowtoovercomethelearningobstacles.
B
Thatmorning,IdroppedoureldestatkindergartenandreturnedhometoletourtwoyoungerchildrenplaywhileIworkedonmymedicalreport.Itwaswonderful,butithitmethatmycareerinhospitalwasn''tmakingadifferenceinanyone''slife.Ineededsomethingthatwouldstretchmylimitsandpushmetogrow.Mycareerenabledmetoworkfromhome.Icouldworkfromhome,andbecomeafoster(领养)mother,providingsafetyforachildwhoneededitdesperately.
OnMondaymorning,IpickedupthephoneanddialedthenumberIhadgoogledforthenearestDepartmentofChildren''sServices.Themanontheotherendwasreceptivetomyquestionsandexplainedthenextstepoftraining,involvingeightweeksofclassesdesignedtoprepareandeducatefosterparents.Wecontinuedthroughalltheclasses,thehomevisits,backgroundchecks,andseeminglyendlesssteps.
Fivelongmonthsafterwewereapproved,thephonerang.Inthemiddleofthenight,IwokemyhusbandandrushedtoEastTennesseeChildren''sHospital.Ourplacementwaswaitingforusintheemergencyroom,sickandlackofnutrition.Itdidn''ttakelongforustorealizethefulldepthofhersuffering.Sixmonthslater,herhalf-brothercametousbyourrequest.Wenowhadfivechildrenunderourcare.
OnAugust12,2016,ourfamilyofsevenwalkedintoasmallcourtroom.Thechildren''slawyerandsocialworkerwerethere.Withjustafewwords，ouradoptionwasfinalized.Thesetwoamazingchildrenweren''tgoinghome,becausetheywerealreadyhome.Wearetheirforeverfamily,andtheyareourforeverchildren.Wemaynotbeabletochangetheentireworld,butwehavechangedtheworldentirelyforournewchildren.
4.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherhospitalwork?
A.Lackinginmotivation.B.Unusuallydemanding.
C.Filledwithchallenges.D.Packedwithchances.
5.Whatledtheauthortodecidetoadoptchildren?
A.Shefeltsympatheticforabusedchildrensheknew.
B.Shewantedtomakeadifferenceinotherpeople.
C.Shefeltconfidentaboutherabilitytoraisechildren.
D.Sheexperiencedtrainingtoraisechildrenproperly.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"placement"inPara.3referto?
A.Thechildtobeadopted.B.Theneedtogettrained.
C.Theapprovalofadoption.D.Theofficialatthehospital.
7.Whydidtheauthorappearatthecourtroom?
A.Toputtheadoptedkidselsewhere.B.Toreceiveanotheradoptedchild.
C.Tomaketheadoptionofficiallylegal.D.Tobeginthekids''adoptioninherhome.
C
Thekakapo,abirdthatlivesinNewZealand，isnotdesignedforsurvival.Weighingupto4kilograms,itistheworld''sfattestparrot.Itmates(交配)onlywhentherimutreeisinfruit,whichhappenseveryfewyears.Itdevelopedgraduallyintheabsenceofland-basednaturalenemies,soinsteadofflyingabovethetreesitwalkslikeaduckacrossthedryforestfloor.Whenitmovesunsteadilyacrosssomethingthatmightkillit,itwillstandstill.
Suchunusualcharacteristicsturneditintofastfoodforhumansettlers,andforthecatsandratstheybroughtwiththem.Itseemedtohavedisappearedbythe1970s,untilscientistscameacrosstwoundiscoveredpopulationsinthecountry''ssouth.Thesesurvivorswereeventuallymovedtosmallenemy-freeislands,whereresearchershavespentdecadestryingtogetthemtobreed(繁殖).
Thescientists''patienceisfinallyrewarded.Therimuwasinfruitthisyear,andmorethan80chickshatched，makingthisthebestbreedingseasononrecord.Manyhavesurvivedintoadolescence,increasingthenumberofadultkakaposbyathird,to200birds.
Anotherdangertothekakapoisalackofgeneticdiversity.Thisisonereasonwhyfewerthanhalfofkakapoegghatch.Byarrangingthegenome(基因组)ofeverylivingbird,scientistscanidentifyclosely–relatedindividualsandputthemondifferentislands.Everybirdisfittedwithsomethingtotrackitsslightestmovement.Ifafemalemateswithan“unsuitable”male,theprocesscanbestopped.
AlltheseeffortscostalmostNewZealand$1.3millionthisbreedingseason.Yetthekakapo''sfuturestilllooksunsafe.Earlierthisyearaseverediseasetorethroughthepopulation.Andtinyasthenumberofkakaposis,spaceisrunningoutonthetwoislandswheremostofthemlive.Newenemy-freesettlementmustsoonbefound.
8.Whichofthefollowingisadangerforthesurvivalofthekakapo?
A.Itisthesmallestbirdintheworld.B.Itlacksexerciseandusuallystandsstill.
C.Itadaptsslowlyingeneticdevelopment.D.Itcan''trespondactivelywhenfacingdanger.
9.Inwhatwaymaythescientists''patienceberewarded?
A.Theyhatched80kakapos''eggsthisyear.
B.Theytriedtomaketherimutreeinfruitthisyear.
C.Twosurvivorsweremovedtoenemy-freeislands.
D.50chickshatchedhavesurvivedintoadultsthisyear.
10.Whydidthescientistsputkakapoindifferentislands?
A.Tostopclosely-relatedkakaposmating.B.Toincreasethepopulationofkakapo.
C.Tostopfemalesmatingwithmales.D.Tohatchmorekakapos''eggs.
11.Accordingtotheauthor,theeffortstoprotectthekakapoinNewZealandare
A.successfulB.unsafeC.doubtfulD.inadequate
D
"Newandimproved."Thesewordsareputinsomanymarketingcampaignsthatwetendtoacceptthemaslinked.Butmanynewdrugsaren''tanimprovementoverthebestexistingdrugforagivencondition,andthefastdrug-approvalprocessesinrecentyearshaveaddedtotheuncertaintyabouttheiradvantages.
ArecentreportintheBritishMedicalJournal,"NewDrugs:WhereDidWeGoWrongandWhatCanWeDoBetter?,"analysedtheissue.Theauthorslookedat216drugsapprovedbetween2011and2017;152werenewlydeveloped,and64wereexistingmedicineapprovedfornewuses.Only25%offeredamajoradvantageovertheestablishedtreatment,andfully58%hadnoconfirmedaddedbenefittoreducesymptomsorimprovehealth-relatedqualityoflife.
"Thisdoesn''tmeanthere''snoaddedbenefit,"leadauthorWieselersaid.“Itjustmeanswehavenopositiveproof.Eitherwehavenostudiesorhavestudiesnotgoodenough.”Wieselerandherco-authorsworkforaGermaninstitutewhichevaluatesnewtreatmentsandadvisesonwhetherthecountry''shealthcaresystemshouldpayapremium(补贴)forthem.Suchorganizations,knownashealthtechnologyassessment(HTA)agencies,workalittledifferentlyintheUS,saysSeanTunis,aresearcherinBaltimore:“Ifpayersthinkanewdrugisn''tbetterthananexistingdrug,theseagencieswillrequirethathospitalstrythecheaperdrugfirst.”
Germany''sHTAdemandstrialstoprovethatanewtreatmentbeatstheexistingstandard.Thisisn''talwayspractical.Foronething,suchstudiescanbeexpensiveandtime-consuming,withnoguaranteeofsuccess.Secondly,itcandiscouragecompaniesfromattemptingtodevelopnewalternatives.Thisisalreadyhappening.Drugdevelopersareincreasinglyfocusedonareaswheretherearenogoodtreatmentstocompetewith,suchasrarediseases.
ThislackofmeaningfuldatatoguidepatientsisamajorpointofWieseler''spaper.Withacceleratedapproval,therearemoreproductsapproved,withagreateramountofuncertaintyaboutrisksandbenefits.Butthereareothersolutionsbesidesdrugtrials.Oneideaistorequirepostmarketstudiestotracktheeffectivenessofnewlyapproveddrugs-asteptoooftenneglected.
12.Whatmessagedoestherecentreportconvey?
A.Improveddrugshaveadvantagesoveroldones.
B.Theapprovalprocessesfornewdrugsaretoofast.
C.Manynewdrugshavenoimprovedadvantages.
D.Before2017noimprovementwasmadetodrugs.
13.WhatwillUSHTAagenciesdowhennoadvantageisfoundinnewdrugs?
A.Gethospitalstousethecheaperdrugs.B.Removegovernmentpremiumonthem.
C.Arrangefinancialsupportforthepatients.D.Putnewdrugsonfurthertrialsandstudies.
14.What''sthedisadvantageofGermany''sHTAtrialdemands?
A.Makingdrugcompaniesthinkofillegalwaystocutcost.
B.Holdingcompaniesbackfromimprovingexistingdrugs.
C.Gettingpatientstodependonthegovernmentforsupport.
D.Pushingcompaniestotryalternativesforexistingdrugs.
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheAdvantageofExistingDrugsB.MisunderstandingofNewandOldDrugs
C.People''sPreferenceforNeworOldDrugsD.ADilemmawithNewDrugAlternatives
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。
FromMozarttopopmusic,tonsofpeopleenjoylisteningtovarioustypesofmusicwhiletheypaint,write,ordraw.Manybelievethatmusichelpsimprovecreativity.Butaninternationalstudyischallengingthatviewpoint.16
Tocometotheirconclusions,researchershadparticipantscompleteverbal(文字的)problemsdesignedtoinspirecreativitywhilesittinginaquietroom.17Theyfoundthatbackgroundmusicsignificantlyhurttheparticipants''abilitytocompletetasksassociatedwithverbalcreativity.
Thetasksweresimplewordgames.18Then,theywereaskedtofindasinglewordassociatedwithallthreethatcouldbecombinedtoformacommonphraseorword.Participantscompletedthetasksineitheraquietroom,orwhileexposedtothreedifferenttypesofmusic:musicwithunfamiliarlines,instrumentalmusic,ormusicwithfamiliarlines.
Dr.McLatchieandhiscolleaguesconcludethatmusicinterfereswith(干扰)theverbalworkingmemoryofthebrain.19Also,asfarasthelibrarybackgroundnoiseshavingseeminglynoeffect,theresearchersbelievethatisthecasebecauselibrarynoisescreateanenvironmentofsteadystatethatdoesn''tinterruptconcentration.
"20Instead,theydemonstratethatmusic,regardlessofthepresenceofitscontent,consistentlyinterruptscreativeperformanceininsightproblemsolving,"thestudyreads.
A.Andthisinturnholdsbackcreativity.
B.Ithasnothingtodowiththepositivereaction.
C.Thenagain,theyweretestedwhilemusicwasplayedinthebackground.
D.Psychologistssaythattheirfindingsindicatemusicactuallyblockscreativity.
E.Forexample，participantsweregiventhreewords,suchasdress,dial,andflower.
F.Beforetheexperiment，theparticipantsdidn''tstudythemusictheywouldlisten.
G.Toconclude，thefindingsherechallengethepopularviewthatmusicbuildsupcreativity.
第二部分语言知识运用(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Foryears,Ihadsufferedfromdepression.Ineverseemedtobehappywithmylife,especiallywhenI21ittosomeoneelse''s.IfrequentlyfeltIwasnotlivinguptoeithermyown22ortheworld''sexpectations.
Then,theweekbeforeThanksgiving,everychairinthechurchhasapaperbagunderneath.Allwereexpectedtopickupone23andtakethemtoagrocerystoreandfillthemwithsomebasicfooditemstobe24tolocalcharity.Then,attheevening,ateamofvolunteersplacedallthe25bagsoffoodatthefrontofthechurch.
Includedintheeventwasasheetwith26,askingustothinkof100thingswewerethankfulfor.Thiswasa(n)27tohelpusfocusongratitude.28Iheardsomekidsnexttome29eachothertoseewhocouldfillinall100thefastest.My30naturepushedmetofillinblankswithany31inmylifethatIwasthankfulfor.Tomyown32,Ifilledinthelistinfourminutes.ThenIjoinedtheothers33thebagsaccordingtotheircategoriesbeforetheyweredonatedtothe34.
Onedaynotlongafterward,Ifoundmyselfsinkingintomy35depressionwhenIrememberedthe36.Itookitoutandreadthroughitand37thatnotonlydidIhavealottobethankfulforbutthatthethingsIhadwrittenonthatlist38mytalents,hobbies,faith,andpeoplewhohadgreatly39me.
40tohaveanattitudeofgratitudehasmadememorethanhappyandfilledmewithjoy.
21.A.comparedB.introducedC.exposedD.applied
22.A.achievementB.natureC.patienceD.potential
23.A.regularlyB.randomlyC.alternativelyD.considerately
24.A.returnedB.issuedC.donatedD.allocated
25.A.circulatedB.addressedC.suppliedD.filled
26.A.creditsB.blanksC.inspirationsD.suggestions
27.A.celebrationB.amusementC.exerciseD.communication
28.A.AccidentallyB.FurthermoreC.OtherwiseD.Necessarily
29.A.remindB.observeC.supportD.challenge
30.A.sympatheticB.creativeC.competitiveD.contradictory
31.A.chanceB.situationC.promotionD.awareness
32.A.astonishmentB.curiosityC.advantageD.disappointment
33.A.distributingB.clarifyingC.decoratingD.sorting
34.A.richB.specialC.needyD.worried
35.A.familiarB.guiltyC.temporaryD.apparent
36.A.activityB.listC.motivationD.report
37.A.realizedB.claimedC.imaginedD.pretended
38.A.ruledoutB.droppedoutC.workedoutD.broughtout
39.A.surprisedB.promisedC.touchedD.concerned
40.A.OfferingB.ChoosingC.DemandingD.Declining
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。
AftercollegeIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworld,soIbecameavolunteerteacherand41(send)toNamibia.Honestly,myfirstchoicewasn''tAfrica,butIamextremelygratefulthatIhadthechance.Sowithagroupof42(equal)eageryounggraduates,Iwentonmyjourney.
Schoolswerequitebare,andthestudents43(have)tiringdays,walkingmilestogettoschool,oftenbarefoot.Withtheirmountains44workathome,few45(possession)andlittleopportunity,thesechildrenwerejoyful,whichIadmired.
This46(be)myfirsttimelivingabroadinadifferentculture,simplygettingusedtothelivingconditionswas47bigadjustment.Ihadnoelectricity,runningwater,phoneortheInternet.Imaginenoair-conditioningataplace48thetemperatureoftengoesbeyond38degreesCelsius!Somedaysitwasjusttoohottomove.
However,Icouldendeachdaywitha49(glory)Africansunset.Andatnight,Ihadalight-pollution-freeviewoftheentireMilkyWay.BeforeNamibia,IneverthoughtIwouldsurviveinsuchanenvironment.Myexperienceawakenedmetonotonlythelimitations50(place)onourselves,butalsoouramazingabilitytoadapt.Steppingoutofyourcomfortzoneinanotherculturewillcertainlymakeyourlifeworthwhile.
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。
Weareencouragedtobenicetootherpeople.However,mostpeopleforgettobenicetoenvironment.Itiswidelyacknowledged,theimportanceofenvironmentalprotectioncan''tbeignoredforthefactthatweshouldmakeuptheearthagoodplacetoliveon.
Therearemanywaystohelpreducingglobalwarming.Walkingismypreferringexercise,whichIthinkisagoodchoice.IfIhadtogosomewherefaraway,I''lltakethepublictransportations.Additional,Itrytoencouragefriendsandfamiliestodothesame.It''sonlywheneveryonedoesanythingtohelpwhichwecanhopetomakeadifferencetogether.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华，为迎接即将来访的美国某中学生代表团，你校决定举办英语讲故事比赛。请你为校英语报写一则通知，内容包括：
1.比赛时间和目的；
2.比赛内容：中国传统文化故事；
3.报名截止日期。
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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