江苏省苏锡常镇四市2020届高三第二次模拟考试（二模）英语试题含答案

这是一份江苏省苏锡常镇四市2020届高三第二次模拟考试（二模）英语试题含答案，共15页。

英 语2020.5
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共85分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。
( )1. What des the man think f Sue?

A. She is a cmpetitive cwrker. B. She is t yung t be prmted.
C. She is an experienced emplyee.
( )2. What des the dctr advise the wman t d?
A. D the first test nly. B. Give up the tw tests. C. D the tests tmrrw.
( )3. What is the relatinship between the tw speakers?
A. Waiter and guest. B. Clleagues. C. Neighburs.
( )4. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Wedding dress. B. Wedding htel. C. Wedding preparatin.
( )5. Hw far is the shp?
A. Tw blcks away. B. Three blcks away. C. Fur blcks away.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
( )6. Why has the flight been canceled?
A. The weather f the day is awful. B. Smething is wrng with the plane.
C. The airprt is clsed fr emergency.
( )7. What des the man think f the wman's secnd ptin?
A. Acceptable. B. Ambiguus. C. Unreasnable.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
( )8. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a library. B. In a bkshp. C. In a supermarket.
( )9. Hw can peple find the bks they want?
A. By checking the nline catalgue. B. By searching bks n the phne.
C. By putting in authr names nline.
( )10. In what situatin will the man get charged?
A. When he brrws the bks withut his ID card.
B. When he desn't have the membership card.
C. When he keeps the bks withut renewing them.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
( )11. What des the man want t d?
A. Open a credit card accunt. B. Check his credit reprt.
C. Pay ff credit card debt.
( )12. Hw many valid credit cards des the man have nw?
A. Nne. B. One. C. Five.
( )13. What caused the man's prblem?
A. He had unpaid debts. B. He was unable t pay. C. He failed t pay n time.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
( )14. What might be respnsible fr Alice's headache?
A. Lack f sleep. B. Tiredness. C. Stress.
( )15. What des Alice prbably d?
A. She's a student. B. She's a husewife. C. She's an emplyee.
( )16. What's the man's suggestin t the wman?
A. Changing her jb. B. Frgetting her t­d­list.
C. Relaxing herself with what she likes.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
( )17. What has happened t Suth Hwe Brch?
A. It has cmpletely disappeared. B. It has been falling int the sea.
C. It has been prtected by a sea wall.
( )18. Which f the fllwing sites has been badly affected by severe weather events?
A. Midhwe Brch. B. The Orkney Islands.
C. The University f the Highlands and Islands.
( )19. Which perid des the Midhwe Brch belng t?
A. The Irn Age. B. Viking rule. C. The Middle Ages.
( )20. What des the passage mainly talk abut?
A. Climate has greatly changed in Sctland.
B. Climate change threatens Scttish histrical structures.
C. Ancient British structures remain after severe climate change.
第二部分：英语基础知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
( )21. The beautiful scenery was________befre the travelers when they reached the tp f the hill.

A. laid ut B. given ut C. sent ut D. turned ut
( )22. She and her best friend felt sad when they heard I________fr New Yrk the next day.
A. had left B. was leaving C. left D. has left
( )23. ________many different viruses, wildlife can ptentially infect human beings and shuld be banned fr trade.
A. T carry B. Carried C. Having been carried D. Carrying
( )24. A special cmmittee f scientists ________ t study AI's effects n ecnmy in the years ahead.
A. have established B. will be established
C. are established D. is establishing
( )25. He flashed me a quick smile but rapidly swallwed it ________ he saw my expressin.
A. when B. unless C. if D. until
( )26. This part f the bk isn't very interesting, s I'm ging t __________ it.
A. deny B. cancel C. skip D. digest
( )27. I have resigned, and they have a free hand t appint ________ they like in my place.
A. whenever B. hwever C. whatever D. whmever
( )28. I knw I was ________， s I will aplgize t Sara tday.
A. at risk B. at fault C. at ease D. at randm
( )29. T imprve learning efficiency, students must spend mre time fcusing n the skills ________ they are weak in.
A. what B. where C. when D. which
( )30. If it ________fr the jint effrts made by the whle natin, we culdn't have cntained the crnavirus in such a shrt time.
A. hadn't been B. shuldn't have been C. hasn't been D. wuldn't be
( )31. Nne f these arguments are ________in that they are uncnvincing and impssible t justify.
A. vague B. arbitrary C. valid D. absurd
( )32. Designing a pwerful beginning is crucial—nt nly des it make readers stay with yur stry, ________ yu develp the plt.
A. des it als help B. it als helps C. des als help D. als helps
( )33. The cmpsitin seems imperfect but yu shuld make ________ fr the fact that the authr is nly seven.
A. appintments B. assumptins C. allwances D. arrangements
( )34. Lcal gvernments will step up effrts t keep emplyment stable, with all­rund measures ________ mre jbs.
A. being created B. created C. having been created D. t create
( )35. —Kbe Bryant was a basketball star with strng fighting spirit.
—________. He's always a rle mdel fr yungsters.
A. I culdn't agree mre B. I can't help it
C. I culdn't be bthered D. I beg t differ
第二节： 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It all started with a cmmercial. I watched the baby take his first __36__ n TV, right befre his family left fr a trip t Disney Wrld. An idea came t my mind: I wanted t g t Disney Wrld. Fr mst yung kids, it's a(n)__37__ request, but fr me, it is unique. I was brn with cerebral palsy(脑瘫), which desn't __38__ me t walk n my wn. Over the next three years r s, I wrked with physical therapists and practiced walking, standing, and balance—all __39__ that I wuld need t turn my gal int a reality.
I remember the feeling when my legs wuld __40__ ding any mre wrk, practically turning t jelly(胶状物). __41__ this, everyne else tld me I culd d it, s I persisted. I walked, std, balanced, until the __42__ came. On June 9, 2008, I std in the tunnel leading int Main Street, lking arund at my adring fans, therwise __43__ as my family and friends. My dad asked me if I wanted any help ding this thing. I prmptly replied, “NO！” and situated myself __44__ the end f the tunnel, feet __45__ firmly, heart mst likely beating ut f my chest. Step, step, step, step, bump. I __46__ quickly what had happened: I __47__ my mmentum(冲力) and my fcus, bumping int smething. __48__， we had practiced this type f __49__ befrehand. Hlding fast nt the handlebars, I gathered all f my six­year­ld __50__ and straightened ut, __51__ my pace nce again. It wasn't t lng befre the __52__ became luder because I had made it t the end, where my mm was waiting with tears in her eyes.
Lking back n that experience, I realize smething thughtful. Every nce in a while, life will __53__ a few bumps in the rad. __54__ it may set yu back fr a bit, dn't let it __55__ yu. Pick yurself back up and finish. It's wrth it.
36. A. steps B. risks C. phts D. chances
37. A. fficial B. blind C. explicit D. nrmal
38. A. leave B. require C. allw D. expect
39. A. skills B. pssibilities C. answers D. features
40. A. delay B. prtest C. admit D. miss
41. A. Besides B. Against C. Despite D. Beynd
42. A. time B. help C. memry D. persn
43. A. appinted B. evaluated C. emphasized D. knwn
44. A. searching B. missing C. facing D. verlking
45. A. planted B. cntrlled C. buried D. tied
46. A. explained B. realized C. cnfirmed D. prved
47. A. sustained B. lst C. gathered D. acquired
48. A. Partly B. Luckily C. Alternatively D. Abruptly
49. A. technique B. invlvement C. situatin D. intentin
50. A. patience B. curisity C. dignity D. strength
51. A. laughing at B. wrrying abut C. picking up D. lking fr
52. A. cheering B. explsin C. shut D. scream
53. A. guarantee B. spread C. distribute D. thrw
54. A. Until B. Unless C. Since D. Thugh
55. A. threaten B. push C. stp D. cheat
第三部分： 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Nrthern Lights in a Superjeep
Tur Operatr: Superjeep.is Travel methd: Jeep/4x4 Regin: Capital__Regin
The nrthern lights are a natural wnder, ethereal sheets f green and blue lights swaying acrss the starry night sky.
T see the lights, yu need t get ut f the city lights n a clear winter's night. The nrthern lights guides are experts at finding the best spt fr viewing the elusive(难以得到的) lights, giving yu the very best chance pssible t see them. Travelling in a small grup means that yur mment under the nrthern lights will be intimate and persnal and the sturdy vehicle als allws fr a greater range f mvement. The superjeep drivers can get ff the beaten path and take yu t places where it's just yu, the Icelandic nature and the nrthern lights.
Imprtant infrmatin
This tur lasts 3－4 hurs. Free pick­up frm yur htel in the capital area begins at 20：00.
Frm 15/09－31/09 and 15/03－15/04. The pickup starts at 21：00 due t a lnger daylight.
It is vital t wear cmfrtable and apprpriate clthing like waterprf, walking shes, dress in layers t be able t enjy yur jurney t the fullest.
Attentin
The Nrthern Lights Superjeep tur is dependent n the weather and sky cnditins and we reserve the right t cancel at any time. If the evening tur ges ahead and the Nrthern Lights are nt seen, we will ffer the trip again fr free!
We make the decisin arund 17：00 every day if the tur is n r nt, due t weather cnditins. Please cntact us arund 17：00 n the day f yur tur t cnfirm the frecast is gd and tur is ON at inf@superjeep.is r call 00 354 569 8000.
Dress fr the wrst, hpe fr the best and prepare t be surprised ∶)
( )56. Why is jining in the Nrthern Lights Superjeep tur a gd chice?
A. Because it helps turists find the nly viewing spt f the nrthern lights.
B. Because it prvides turists with a small­grup persnalized experience.
C. Because it allws travelling with many friends r cmpanins arund.
D. Because it ensures an amazing trip with a limited range f mvement.
( )57. Frm the advertisement we knw that ________．
A. a free pick­up in the capital area is available at 20：00 every day
B. dressing frmally is imprtant fr turists t fully enjy the trip
C. turists are suppsed t cnfirm the trip is n as early as pssible
D. weather cnditins are a great cncern fr the tur peratr
B
Mther Nature has it figured ut. She's designed a master scheme that cnnects plants and animals, all wrking in cncert t keep every living thing in balance.
This is especially bvius in places like central Africa and in Suth American trpical rainfrests where certain animals help keep trees safe and healthy, which is critical as trees absrb vast amunts f planet­warming carbn pllutin.
Recent research warns that lsing the creatures that nurture trees puts frests in danger. This, by extensin, is helping t accelerate dangerus climate change.
In central Africa, fr example, elephants eat fast­grwing trees, making rm fr thse that grw mre slwly. The slw­grwing trees—with their very dense wd—stre mre carbn than the thinner, faster­develping nes. Withut elephants, mre carbn wuld accumulate in the atmsphere, wrsening climate change, accrding t a new study that used cmputer mdels t prject what culd happen if elephant ppulatins cntinue t decrease r becme extinct.
“Africa may nce have cntained 10 millin elephants frm the Mediterranean t the Cape, in every habitat except extreme desert. In 1970, there may have been a millin left. By the end f the 1980s, there were half that number, mstly killed fr the ivry trade，” said Stephen Blake, assistant prfessr f bilgy at St. Luis University.
By killing elephants, pachers(偷猎者) rb slw­grwing trees f their guardian. They als slw the grwth f new trees. Elephants blaze(开辟) trails and disperse(散播) seeds as they lk fr fd “Elephants are basically the gardeners f the frest，” Blake said. “They disperse ver 100 species f seeds, and disperse mre f them ver lnger distances than ther dispersers.”
Blake, wh has spent nearly 20 years in Africa wrking in elephant research and cnservatin, murns their fate, describing them as “a cmplex sciety f intelligent, caring emtinal animals wh respect their grandmthers and murn their dead，” and cndemns thse wh neglect their duty t save them.
“We will g t Mars—there is n dubt—humans are t smart nt t，” he said. “Yet we d nt have the wisdm t prtect elephants and their frest envirnment that d s much fr ur physical, spiritual, and emtinal well­being.”
( )58. Elephants help keep slw­grwing trees safe and healthy by ________．
A. prviding living space fr them
B. dispersing seeds when searching fr fd
C. decreasing in number and reducing carbn accumulatin
D. prtecting them in the frest frm being cut dwn
( )59. What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A. The wrld is changing at a faster speed than befre.
B. Peple are intelligent enugh t prtect the envirnment.
C. What we have dne t prtect elephants is far frm satisfactry.
D. Animals are s smart that they care much abut the well­being f humans.
( )60. Which f the fllwing is the best title f the passage?
A. Elephants are in danger f dying ut in the near future.
B. Elephants are fighting climate change in ways humans can't.
C. Animals are assumed t be the gardeners f the frest.
D. Animals are accelerating dangerus climate change.
C
Lndn, New Yrk, Tky and Paris—these famus cities have a cmmanding influence n the wrld ecnmy and are hme t millins f peple, as well as internatinally famus arts, culture and educatinal institutins. But they are hardly representative f the rest f the wrld's cities. While 54% f the glbal ppulatin live in cities, arund half f thse live in cities that have 500，000 inhabitants r fewer.
These “rdinary” cities can be verlked by pliticians, investrs, researchers and big businesses. But they are dynamic places with many layers f scial, cultural and ecnmic significance. After experiencing a perid f pst­industrial decline, many such cities are cnsidering urban regeneratin(再生) prgrammes.
But that desn't mean they have t fllw the same path as ther urban areas. In fact, the research int urban develpment has fund that rdinary cities can avid sme f the ill­effects f regeneratin, by embracing what makes them unique.
At the turn f the century, city leaders became increasingly interested in the idea f the “creative city”. The idea was t encurage a “creative class” f talented wrkers t make their hmes and businesses in cities, by creating urban spaces that are pen, inclusive and diverse, as well as attractive and technlgically advanced.
“Regeneratin” became a buzzwrd assciated with these types f strategies, which seek t repurpse seemingly disused r rundwn spaces t supprt an ecnmy led by creative and technlgical industries. The apparent success f creative city plicies was seen in pst­industrial centres such as Detrit, US, fllwing investments in cultural, artistic and musical urban renewal.
Such plicies swiftly became the g­t strategy fr seemingly “rdinary” pst­industrial cities arund the wrld, even resulting in new rankings that pit cities against each ther, based n criteria including entrepreneurship(创业精神), urban leadership and “liveability”. Having plenty f frmer industrial spaces that can be adapted fr new uses, and a desire t be nticed n the natinal r glbal stage, encurages investment in urban regeneratin frm bth public and private surces.
Yet regeneratin prgrammes inspired by the creative city agenda can cause prblems. Prperty develpers(地产开发商) and freign investrs have recgnized the ecnmic ptential f real estate(房地产) in “creative” cities. This has led t rcketing land csts, and many lw­incme residents have felt the effects f being displaced frm their hmes.
Yet as mre cities seek t emphasize their cultural assets(资产), city leaders and plicy makers must be aware f the negative impacts that can arise if lcal residents are nt central t the decisin­making prcess. This emphasizes the need t cnsider lcal cntexts and cmmunities befre perating cpycat creative plicies.
( )61. Sme famus cities can't represent the rest f the wrld's cities in that ________．
A. they are always ignred by pliticians, researchers and businessmen
B. they accmmdate millins f peple but dn't cntribute t the wrld ecnmy
C. abut a quarter f glbal ppulatin live in middle­sized and small cities
D. nt all famus arts, culture and educatinal rganizatins are distributed there
( )62. What measure was prbably taken by cities like Detrit t prmte city develpment?
A. Using culture and art as a driving frce.
B. Frcing lw­incme residents t mve.
C. Fllwing the same path as sme big cities.
D. Encuraging industrial investment cntinuusly.
( )63. What des the authr want t stress in the passage?
A. Cities shuld cpy regeneratin prgrammes.
B. Cities shuld cmpete with each ther based n sme criteria.
C. Cities shuld seek financial supprt frm surces arund the wrld.
D. Cities shuld cnsider reginal factrs befre using creative plicies.
( )64. What des the passage mainly talk abut?
A. Ordinary cities successfully avid ill­effects f develpment.
B. Ordinary cities dn't have t cpy trends t regenerate.
C. Ordinary cities are trying t recver frm pst­industrial decline.
D. Ordinary cities are dynamic places with scial imprtance.
D
The prfessr
“A teacher affects eternity(永恒); he can never tell where his influence stps.”
—Henry Adams
He was eight years ld. A telegram came frm the hspital, and since his father, a Russian immigrant, culd nt read English, Mrrie had t break the news, reading his mther's death ntice like a student read in frnt f the class. “We regret t infrm yu...” he began.
On the mrning f the funeral, Mrrie's relatives came dwn the steps f his tenement building n the pr Lwer East Side f Manhattan.
At the cemetery, Mrrie watched as they shveled dirt int his mther's grave. He tried t recall the tender mments they had shared when she was alive. She had perated a candy stre until she gt sick, after which she mstly slept r sat by the windw, lking frail and weak. Smetimes she wuld yell ut fr her sn t get her sme medicine, and yung Mrrie, playing stickball in the street, wuld pretend he did nt hear her. In his mind he believed he culd make the illness g away by ignring it.
Hw else can a child deal with death?
Mrrie's father, whm everyne called Charlie, had cme t America t escape the Russian Army. He wrked in the fur business, but cnstantly ut f a jb. Uneducated and barely able t speak English, he was terribly pr, and the family was n the public assistance much f the time. Smetimes, t make mney, Mrrie and his yunger brther, David, wuld wash prch steps tgether fr a nickel(镍币)．
One mrning, David culdn't mve. He had pli(小儿麻痹症)．Fr a lng time—as his brther was taken back and frth t a special medical hme and was frced t wear braces n his legs, which left him limping—Mrrie felt respnsible.
S in the mrnings, he went t synaggue(犹太教会堂) and he std amng the swaying men in their lng black cats and he asked Gd t take care f his dead mther and his sick brther.
And in the afternns, he std at the bttm f the subway steps and sld magazines, turning whatever mney he made ver t his family t buy fd.
In the evenings, he watched his father eat in silence, hping fr—but never getting—a shw f affectin, cmmunicatin, warmth.
At nine years ld, he felt as if the weight f a muntain were n his shulders.
But a saving embrace came int Mrrie's life the fllwing year: his new stepmther, Eva. She was a shrt Rmanian immigrant with plain features, curly brwn hair, and the energy f tw wmen. She had a glw(光) that warmed the therwise murky atmsphere his father created. She talked when her new husband was silent, she sang sngs t the children at night. Mrrie tk cmfrt in her smthing vice, her schl lessns, her strng character. When his brther returned frm the medical hme, still wearing braces frm the pli, the tw f them shared a rllaway bed in the kitchen f their apartment, and Eva wuld kiss them gd­night. Mrrie waited n thse kisses like a puppy waits n milk, and he felt, deep dwn, that he had a mther again.
There was n escaping their pverty, hwever. Because f the Depressin, Mrrie's father fund even less wrk in the fur business.
Still, despite their circumstances, Mrrie was taught t lve and t care. And t learn. Eva wuld accept nthing less than excellence in schl, because she saw educatin as the nly antidte t their pverty. She herself went t night schl t imprve her English. Mrrie's lve fr educatin was hatched in her arms.
He studied at night, by the lamp at the kitchen table. And in the mrnings he wuld g t synaggue t say Kaddish—the memrial prayer fr the dead—fr his mther. He did this t keep her memry alive.
“What will yu d？” Eva wuld ask him.
“I dn't knw，” he wuld say. He ruled ut law, because he didn't like lawyers, and he ruled ut medicine, because he culdn't take the sight f bld.
“What will yu d？”
It was nly thrugh default that the best prfessr I ever had became a teacher.
( )65. Why didn't Mrrie respnd t Mther's yelling fr medicine?
A. He didn't knw hw t help his mther.
B. He was t fcused n playing stickball.
C. He was lst in tender mments they shared in the past.
D. He was t yung t understand what was happening t his family.
( )66. After Eva jined in the family, Mrrie ________．
A. began t enjy a materially rich life
B. witnessed his father changing the atmsphere
C. partly recvered frm the sufferings in his life
D. was frced t pursue academic achievements
( )67. Which f the fllwing is clsest in meaning t the underlined wrd “antidte”？
A. Alternative. B. Credit. C. Exceptin. D. Slutin.
( )68. What gives Mrrie the initial affectin fr educatin?
A. His stepmther's influence. B. His desire fr knwledge.
C. His experience at schl. D. His memry f Mther.
( )69. Which f the fllwing can best describe Mrrie?
A. Inncent and adventurus. B. Energetic and ambitius.
C. Respnsible and diligent. D. Optimistic and religius.
( )70. What can we learn frm the stry?
A. Every clud has a silver lining. B. N man is wise at all times.
C. Time and tide wait fr n man. D. Well begun is half dne.
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分)
第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
The stry f the emperr's new clthes is ne f Andersen's best­knwn fables. Cnmen fl the mnarch int believing they have made him a fabulus suit that the unwrthy will be unable t see. Curtiers dare nt say that the emperr is naked; it takes a child t pint ut the bvius.
The mral is that peple are ften t hidebund(迂腐的) by scial cnventin t state their views. Hw many cmpanies have plughed ahead with expensive prjects that were favured by the chief executive, even when ther managers have had dubts? In his new bk Rebel Ideas: The Pwer f Diverse Thinking, Matthew Syed argues that the key t dealing with this prblem is “cgnitive diversity”， in ther wrds, assembling a team f peple with different perspectives and intellectual backgrunds. It is nt just abut selecting peple fr teams frm bth sexes and varius ethnicities. Hire nly Cambridge plitics graduates r Harvard MBAs r Stanfrd sftware engineers and they will have studied under the same prfessrs and absrbed similar wrld views regardless f their gender r skin clur.
There is anther element t selecting a gd team: ensuring that thse viewpints are heard and respected. That may nt happen if thse in charge are verbearing(专横的). A study f ver 300 prjects by the Rtterdam Schl f Management fund that thse led by junir managers were mre likely t succeed than thse led by senir managers—maybe because ther team members were less scared abut pinting ut ptential dangers t smene lwer dwn the pecking rder(权势等级)．
The ability t speak up within an rganizatin, withut fear f punishment, is knwn as “psychlgical safety”. Mr. Syed cites a study f teams at Ggle, which fund that self­reprted psychlgical safety was by far the mst imprtant factr behind successful teamwrk at the technlgy giant.
One way t vercme shyness while brainstrming, fr instance, is fr everyne t write dwn their ideas but ensure their names are never knwn. That way pinins abut thughts are less clsely tied t the senirity f the thinker and can be tested against each ther with less fear r favur.
Increasing the number and range f ideas n ffer may be the secret f success. As Mr. Syed writes, the willingness t share knwledge pays ff in a wrld f cmplexity. Anther advantage f diversity is that utsiders can spt prfitable pprtunities that insiders may miss. Immigrants accunt fr 13% f the American ppulatin but 27.5% f thse wh start a new business. By their nature, migrants have mre get­up­and­g than the average persn—therwise they wuldn't mve. Sme may start businesses because existing nes wn't hire freigners, but Mr. Syed is prbably right that experiencing mre than ne culture is a cmpetitive advantage.
第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)
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WeChat is testing a new feature that allws public blggers t add paywalls t their psts, the cmpany said Wednesday.
Qualified blggers can charge readers up t 208 yuan($30) fr each article, and WeChat will charge the blggers a technical service fee.
WeChat, the mst ppular scial media app in China with 1.15 billin mnthly active users, said the feature aims t mtivate riginal cntent publishers t prduce mre psts with higher quality.
Public blgging accunts, which can be run by individuals r cmpanies, currently make mney frm in­app advertisements, which are negtiated directly between advertisers and blg wners, with WeChat nt taking a cut. Readers can als vluntarily tip blggers directly via a functin called Zan Shang.
Andrid users can pay with WeChat Pay, Tencent's mbile payment methd. Users with iOS, hwever, must use Apple's in­app purchase service, meaning that Apple will take a cut f as much as 30% fr each transactin.
It's unclear hw blggers and readers will respnd t the new feature as Chinese users are used t large amunts f free cntent shared n the scial media platfrm.
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2020届高三模拟考试试卷(苏锡常镇)
英语参考答案及听力材料
听力
1～5 BCBCB 6～10 BAAAC 11～15 AACCC 16～20 CBBAB
单项填空
21～25 ABDBA 26～30 CDBDA 31～35 CBCDA
完形填空
36～40 ADCAB 41～45 CADCA 46～50 BBBCD 51～55 CADDC
阅读理解
56～57 BD 58～60 ACB 61～64 CADB 65～70 DCDACA
任务型阅读
71. examples 72. afraid/scared/frightened 73. Similar 74. assembled/selected 75. necessarily
76. verbearing 77. with 78. advantages/benefit(s) 79. wider/brader 80. Sptting
书面表达
Pssible versin 1：
WeChat will allw blggers t charge certain fees with different methds, depending n wrking systems f phnes. It's unclear whether its users are willing t accept the prpsal.
As the saying ges, there is n such thing as a free lunch. Therefre, I applaud the plan. First and fremst, each article calls fr cnsiderable endeavrs f writers, thus deserving t be prtected by the platfrm. What's mre, getting sme rewards can mtivate the writers t cmpse mre riginal articles with critical thinking instead f fllwing thers blindly, which is in cnsistent with ur natinal plicy f stimulating scial creativity. Last but nt least, prvided that articles can be dwnladed fr free, it will invade writers' . Cpyright is an essential cmpnent f human rights and has a prfund influence bth n individuals and the whle natin.
In a wrd, nly if the writers' right is well guaranteed can WeChat enjy a healthy and stable develpment.
Pssible versin 2：
WeChat will allw blggers t charge certain fees with different methds, depending n wrking systems f phnes. It's unclear whether its users are willing t accept the prpsal.
Sharing is a wise plicy fr bth individuals and sciety. Therefre, I am ppsed t this plan. In the first place, charging fees will inevitably blck the widespread f sme instructive pinins and articles. Secndly, reading is imprtant t everyne. Nbdy shuld be deprived f the right t gain access t reading and educatin, including thse wh are even struggling with survival. Last but nt least, the blggers and platfrm peratrs cannt turn a blind eye t their scial respnsibility when faced with ecnmic interests. Since they are the cmmunicatrs f public rder and scial value, they have n excuse t avid shuldering their duty.
In cnclusin, it is a critical mment fr WeChat t have a secnd thught abut its plan.
听力材料
Text 1
W: Have yu heard Sue's gt a prmtin?
M: Really? She is t yung, and has nly wrked here fr n mre than half a year.
W: Yes, but she is really very capable and utstanding.
Text 2
W: Gd afternn, Dctr. I've cme here fr sme bld tests.
M: Let me have a lk. The first test is n prblem, but the secnd ne has t be dne n an empty stmach. S I suggest yu cme back tmrrw mrning.
Text 3
W: The service at ur cmpany's staff canteen is just excellent! Dn't yu think s, Jim?
M: Are yu kidding me, Cathy? I waited fr 20 minutes befre I gt a cffee.
Text 4
M: Hw are yur wedding plans ging?
W: I've prepared the church, transprt, htel, hneymn... everything. The nly thing that isn't ready yet is my wedding dress.
Text 5
W: I knw a place n the Fifth Street where yu can get yur camera repaired.
M: Hw far is it?
W: Keep n walking ahead abut tw blcks, and yu'll see a bank. G ahead and cntinue fr anther blck. The shp is right there at the crner.
Text 6
W: I'm srry, sir. This flight has been canceled due t sme mechanical prblems.
M: Canceled? Oh, what a day! What shuld I d then?
W: We aplgize fr any incnvenience that may be caused by this. If yur flight is urgent, I can put yu n a waiting list fr anther flight this evening, but it's n a first cme first served basis, s there is n guarantee that yu will be able t take that flight.
M: Can I have sme ther ptins?
W: Yu can. If yu are willing t wait until tmrrw, we will put yu up in a htel fr tday and yu can take scheduled flight fr tmrrw mrning.
M: That's fine. I'll d that then.
W: Thank yu fr yur understanding, sir. I will bk yur flight nw.
Text 7
M: Ww! Lk! S many bks! I bet I can definitely find my bk here!
W: Shhh! Please keep yur vice dwn. There are peple reading and studying here.
M: Oh, I'm srry. Are yu the librarian? Maybe yu can help me. I am lking fr sme bks.
W: N prblem. Yu can check ur nline catalgue t search the bk yu want based n the title. If yu knw the authr, I can pint yu twards the right directin.
M: I am lking fr bks written by Charles Dickens.
W: That wuld be in ur literature sectin. The bkshelf there n the right.
M: OK, fund them finally. I'd like t check ut these bks.
W: D yu have a library card?
M: Oh, n. Hw can I get ne?
W: Just shw me yur ID card r driving license.
M: Wait a minute. Here yu g.
W: S yu are all set. Yu can have these bks fr tw weeks. If yu need t have them lnger, yu can bring them here t renew them. If yu dn't, yu will get charged ten cents a day fr each bk.
M: OK, I see. Thank yu!
Text 8
M: This is the secnd time I've been turned dwn fr a credit card in a mnth. I dn't knw what I'm ding wrng.
W: Have yu checked yur credit reprt recently? Maybe yu have a bad credit recrd.
M: I have a full­time jb with a gd incme; they can easily cnfirm it. And I dn't have any unpaid debt. S what culd be the prblem?
W: Have yu ever had a credit card?
M: Yeah.
W: Did yu always make yur payments n time?
M: Well, n.
W: Then that may be the prblem. It makes a big difference if yu miss payments r are late.
M: Yu mean if I were late a few times, I wuldn't be able t get anther credit card?
W: A few times? Hw many times?
M: Well, five actually.
W: Why d yu need anther credit card nw that yu've already had ne?
M: I had ne, but it was canceled by the bank.
W: Ah ha! I think we've just fund the answer t the prblem.
Text 9
M: Alice, what's wrng? Yu dn't lk s gd tday. Are yu alright?
W: N. I've had a headache fr three days. It just wn't g away!
M: Srry t hear that. But have yu tried any medicine fr it?
W: I visited the dctr and he gave me sme painkillers. But thse pills make me really sick and I even have a stmachache nw.
M: Are yu feeling tired?
W: Nt really. I've been getting seven r eight hurs f sleep every night, s I dn't think it's sleep­related.
M: Are yu feeling stressed? Stress can als cause headaches.
W: Maybe a little bit. Yu knw I'm in an nline educatin prgram. I'm wrking full time. I live away frm my family. I've been sick mst f the year. S yes, stressed! But what can I d abut that?
M: Basically, when I feel stressed, I review my t­d­list. I nly fcus n the things that need t be dne first, rather than mve blindly frm ne task t anther. And I nly d things I enjy, say walking, reading r listening t music.
Text 10
Histrians are warning that sme ancient British structures are being threatened by climate change.
One f the mst affected places is arund the Orkney Islands, which are ff the nrthern cast f Sctland. The area is hme t mre than 3，000 histrical places. But, the islands have been seriusly affected by severe weather events in recent years. Sme structures n the islands were built during the Irn Age, Viking rule and the Middle Ages.
Experts say that abut 1，000 histrical sites are under threat. One f them is the Irn Age building Suth Hwe Brch n the island f Rusay. Nw, its main wall has started falling int the sea. Julie Gibsn is with the University f the Highlands and Islands. She fears the whle structure will ne day cmpletely disappear.
A few hundred meters away frm Suth Hwe Brch is Midhwe Brch. This Irn Age building is still in gd cnditin because it has been prtected by a sea wall built in the 1930s. But experts say even this site faces risks if climate cnditins cntinue t wrsen.
It is reprted that the average rainfall has risen 27 percent in Sctland since the early 1960s. This increases the chances f water entering deeply int structures and causing damage. Over time, such damage can cause structural cllapse.The Pwer f Diverse Thinking
Main pints
Detailed infrmatin
Tw (71)________ t intrduce the prblem
●When the emperr is cnvinced that he's wearing a fabulus suit, nne but a child dares t pint ut the fact, (72)________ f being regarded as the unwrthy.
●(73)________ t the situatin in the stry, many managers dn't dare t vice their dubts abut sme prjects, which are being pushed ahead with just because f the chief executive's favur.
Mr. Syed's slutin t the prblem: cgnitive diversity
●A team f peple with diverse viewpints and intellectual backgrunds shuld be (74)________.
1. Peple f bth sexes and varius ethnicities dn't (75)________ cmpse a gd team while thse with different academic backgrunds are mre likely t.
2. Make sure different viewpints are heard and respected, which may pssibly happen when smene less (76)________ is in charge.
3. Sme special appraches like ensuring peple t express ideas (77)________ their names unknwn t thers can be adpted t increase members' psychlgical safety.
Sme (78)________ f diverse thinking
●The mre ideas are cllected and the (79)________ their range is, the higher the chance f success is.
●(80)________ prfitable pprtunities is a relatively easy jb fr peple with diverse thinking.