北京市朝陽區(qū)2020屆高三5月模擬考試英語試題含答案

1、朝陽區(qū) 2020 屆高三模擬考試英 語 2020.5第一部分：知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)， 45分 ）第一節(jié)語法填空（共 10小題；每小題 1.5分,共 15分）閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫 1 個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~， 在給出提示詞的空白處用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。AWith our graduation day around the corner, I was busy preparing presents for my friends. As usual, I walked into the classroom, only1（find） a big boxstanding

2、there. Approaching, I saw my name 2 （write） on it. I was quite shocked when the box 3 （open） and I saw “ myself ”a ,vivid statue, sitting inside smiling up at me. I was at a complete loss for words. It was the most unique, unconventional present in my life.BAnalysis finds Earth 'msagnetic（有磁性的 ）

3、 field was in place by at least 3.7 billion years ago, as early life arose.Scientists think that having a magnetic field 4 （make） Earth more friendly to life. The field, 5is generated by liquid iron moving about inthe planet ' csore, protects Earth 6 energetic particles（粒 子 ） flowing from the Su

4、n. It helps the planet hold on to its atmosphere and maintain liquid water on its surface.CDo you have a mentor（導(dǎo)師） helping you make decisions in your life? If you do, then you are a very lucky person.7if not, then read the book Tuesdays withMorrie .It tells the true story of the author, Mitch Albom

5、, and his dying former professor, Morrie Schwartz. 8 you read this book, you will learn some very meaningful lessons from a professor dying from Lou Gehrig 'dsisease. When Mitch visits Morrie every Tuesday, the 78-year-old professor shares words of9 (wise) about love, life,communication, values,

6、 and openness with his former student. As a beautiful tale 10 (deliver) many powerful lessons about life, this book should be high one veryone ' resading list.第二節(jié) 完形填空(共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，共30 分)閱讀下面短文， 掌握其大意，從每題所給的 A、B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)， 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Gidda ' TseamThe door closed behind Malik, ma

7、king Mama look up from the hot meal. “ Ju sitn time for dinner. Will you11 Gidda, please? ”Gidda was staying in Malik 'bsedroom. He didn '1t2 giving up his room for his 82-year-old grandmother at first. But then she didn 'letave. Malik13 over hersuitcase on the floor. “ Sorry ,Gi”dda sai

8、d. “I' jumst a nuisance(討厭的人 ) here. I'm 14 .” Malik didn 'atnswer as he helped her up from her chair.At dinner, Mama asked Malik, “How' ysour 15 with the coach? ”Malik was captain of school soccer team, and he had to discuss a fundraiser with the coach. They'dhave to raise hundr

9、eds of dollars to 16 their old shirts, and that seemed unlikely unless Malik came up with a(n)17 plan.Unwillingly, Malik said, “ It j'usst team stuff. C”hanging the 18 , Malik turned to Gidda. “D oyou want to go sit outside after dinner? ”Gidda agreed. In the soft warmth of the evening, Gidda se

10、ttled herself beneath the enormous fig(無花果) tree. “Fee llsike home,” she said. But Malik 19 , “ Itdrops figs everywhere. ”Right then, a fig landed on his head. Gidda laughed, picked it up, and took aThe next morning, Malik found Gidda making fig cakes in the kitchen. She offered him one. Malik, hopi

11、ng it wasn' ttoo awful, put it in his mouth. His eyes 21 as he chewed. It was delicious. He eyed the tree in the backyard. How many fig cakes could it22 ?Malik grabbed his phone and started 23 in a rush of excitement. An hour later, most of the soccer team gathered in the kitchen, and ate up fig

12、 cakes.“ Gidda 'Fasbulous（極好的） Fig Cakes! ”Malik said. “We'll 24 them! Gidda said they were easy tom ake; she 'll25us how.”At dinner that night, Gidda shared their plan with Mama, smiling26as sherepeated the title Malik gave on her, “Tea mGrandmother. ”The next day, the kitchen was full

13、of 27 . Walking slowly among the excited boys, Gidda taught them to make fig cakes. Soon the fig cakes piled up.As Malik 28 , Gidda ' Fsabulous Fig Cakes were a huge hit and they were quickly sold out.When the new 29 arrived just in time for the opening game, Coach Garcia invitedGidda to watch.

14、She arrived early, and waved at Malik. Then she turned3 0 to show off her shirt. On the back were the wordsT eam Grandmothe.r11A watchB fetchCvisitDserve12AallowBenjoyCconsiderDmind13AlookedB handedCtrippedDturned14AuselessB unluckyCscaredDnervous15AtrainingB appointmentCnegotiationDmeeting16AbuyB r

15、eplaceCironDabandon17A brilliantB randomCoriginalDpersonal18AplanB attitudeCsubjectDway19ArepeatedBreportedCexplainedDcomplained20ApictureB testCbiteDbreak21AwidenedB movedCfocusedDopened22AproduceB donateCdeliverDexchange23ArunningB textingCshoutingDthinking24ApresentB sendCsellDreserve25AprepareB

16、showCchooseDwrite26AproudlyB politelyCshylyDbitterly27AtensionB hopeCpraiseDenergy28A promisedB predictedCannouncedDidentified29AsocksB bootsCuniformsDgloves30AbackB awayCdownDaround第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40分 ）第一節(jié)（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，共 30 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A 、B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答 題卡 上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。andMusic for Life Lear

17、ning music is important for the educational personal development of young people!Learning an instrument: how do pupils choose?All our teachers are highly qualified and experienced musicians, and pupils can learn to play a wide range of instruments, from the keyboard to the drum鼓s( ). We have open da

18、ys when new pupils who are unsure which instrument to choose can come to the centre. They are able to speak to teachers about which instrument might be best for them, and they can also see and hear classes in action.Who is responsible for buying the instruments?Parents usually have to provide instru

19、ments. But parents of beginners are advised not to buy an instrument until they are told that a place is available. They should also find out from the teacher the most suitable type of instrument to get.When and where do lessons take place?Lessons are available in many schools, usually during the da

20、y. If there is no lesson available for a particular instrument in a particular school, other arrangements can be made at one of our music centres for lessons on Saturday afternoons or weekday evenings.How are pupils taught?Pupils can learn in small groups, in classes or individually, depending on th

21、eir needs. Small groups of three pupils have lessons that last thirty minutes. Class lessons last forty-five minutes and have at least ten pupils. Individual lessons are offered only to pupils who have some experience.Starting young: when can pupils begin?Children are never too young to become inter

22、ested in music. We have special “ Musical Youth ”classes for children from the age of 3 to 8. These are designed to encourage young children to enjoy music through a variety of activities including singing, musical games, listening and movement. “ MusicalYouth ”classes take place on Saturday morning

23、s with groups of about 18 children. A parent or other adult must attend each session, and they are encouraged to sit with their children and help them with the activities.31. What can we learn from the passage?A. New pupils can see classes on an open day.B. Pupils can learn special instruments on Su

24、ndays.C. Parents must accompany pupils during the learning process.D. Teachers at the centre can provide the right instruments for pupils.32. What is the best choice for children with some experience?A. Lessons for groups of ten.B. Individual lessons.C. Lessons for small groups of three. D. Special

25、“ MusiYcoaul th ” classes.33. The passage is intended for_.A. teachersB. parents C. musiciansD. pupilsBNenad Sestan was working in his office one afternoon in 2016, when he heard his lab members whispering with excitement over a microscope. He realized something beyond their expectations was happeni

26、ng.The researchers, at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, had found electrical activity in brains taken from dead pigs. With that shocking result, Sestan realized what had started as a side project to find ways to better preserve brain tissue for research had changed into a discovery

27、 that could redefine our understanding of life and death.The excitement soon turned to concern, when the researchers thought they saw widespread, consistent electrical activity which can indicate consciousness（意 識(shí) ）. Sestan brought in a neurologist, who determined the readout was actually an error,

28、but the possibility had frightened them.Sestan kept his cool and immediately did two things: he shut down the experiment and contacted the US National Institutes of Health （NIH）, as well as a Y ale bioethicist（生物倫理 學(xué)家）. Over the next few months, experts discussed the potential ethical implications,

29、such as whether the brains could become conscious and whether physicians needed to reconsider the definition of brain death.They submitted the work to Nature. But before the final paper was published, Sestan met sharp criticism from the press. Some even suggested that the researchers were engineerin

30、g immortality（ 永生）, or maintaining a room full of living brains in jars. Neither he nor his team wanted to discuss the results until the paper was out, but as their inboxes filled with concerns and anger from animal rights activists and futurists, Sestan becamed epressed.H e felt all they could do,

31、however, was to hold off on correcting public misunderstandings until the expert review process had run its course.Since the paper was published in April, 2019, the team has been so busy fielding questions from the media and scientists that it hasn 'pterformed any further experiments. Sestan wan

32、ts to focus on his original questions and explore how long the brains can be maintained and whether thet echnology can preserve other organs.“ Wewant to get outside opinion before we do anything, S”estan says. “ Whenyou explore uncharted territory, you have to be extremeltyh oughtful. ”34. What happ

33、ened in the lab at aYle School of Medicine in 2016?A. A better method was found to maintain brain tissue.B. Researchers discovered how to redefine brain death.C. Brains from dead pigs were accidentally discovered alive.D. Researchers arrived at the expected results of the experiment.35. Why did Nena

34、d Sestan stop the experiment?A. He needed assistance with the final paper.B. He spotted a major mistake in the final result.C. He was frightened by the possibility of failure.D. He was concerned about the related moral issues.36. What was people ' resaction towards NenadS estan 'exsperiment?

35、A. The press were strongly opposed to the experiment.B. Some people supported the research on immortality.C. Nobody wanted to discuss the final result in advance.D. The public took a positive attitude towards the experiment.37. How could we best describe Nenad Sestan?A. Responsible and reliable.C. D

36、etermined and inspiring.B. Cooperative and creative.D. Professional and cautious.CA butterfly w'insgs can have many jobs besides keeping the insect high up in the air. They may be used to attract mates, or to warn potential attackers to stay away. All of these roles, though, depend on their unch

37、anging colouration. This plays into the idea that butterfly wings aredead tissue, like a bird ' fesathers. In fact, that ' nost true. For example, in some speciesm ales' wings have special cells releasing some chemicals which attract females.Nanfang Yu, a physicist at Columbia University

38、, in New York, has been looking into the matter. Together with Naomi Pierce, a butterfly specialist at Harvard University, he has now shown, in a paper published inN ature Communicationsi n February, 2020, that butterfly wings are, indeed, very much alive.In their experiments, the two researchers us

39、ed a lase激r（光） to heat up spots on the wings of dozens of butterfly species. When the temperature of the area under the laser reached C40 or so, the insects responded within seconds by doing things that stopped their wings heating up further. These actions included a butterfly turning around to mini

40、mize its profile to the laser, moving its wings up and down or simply walking away.Butterflies engaged in all of these heat-minimising activities even when the researchers blindfolded them. That suggested the relevant sensors wereo n the wings themselves. Dr Yu and Dr Pierce therefore searched those

41、 wings for likely looking sensory cells. They found some, in the form of neurons（神經(jīng)元） that were similar to heat detectors known from other insects. They also uncovered disc-shaped cells that appeared to be similar to pressure-sensitive neurons. They guess that these are there to detect deformation o

42、f the wing information an insect could use to control its flight pattern.The third discovery they made to contradict the “ deadwing ”idea was that some butterfly wings have a heartbeat. Ab utterfly w'ingss have veins（靜脈 ）. These carry a bloodlike liquid which, researchersh ave now found in males

43、, shows a pulse（脈搏） of several dozen beats per minute. The source of this pulse appears to be the scent氣（ 味） pad, a dark spot on the wings that produces thef emale-attracting chemicals. Apparently, this“ wingheart ”acts as a pump that helps bloodlikeliquid through the scent pad.In all their experime

44、nts simulating different environmental conditions, Dr Yu and Dr Pierce consistently found that, different parts of the wing are covered by different sorts of scales（鱗屑 ）. In particular, tubes pass through scales over the scent pads. This improves their ability to spread heat away and helps keep the

45、living parts of ab utterfly w'ingss alive.38. A bird ' fesathers are mentioned in Paragraph 1 to .A. introduce the latest research findings on a birdB. highlight the special feature of ab ird ' fesathersC. show common knowledge about butterfly wingsD. stress the difference between a butt

46、erfly and a bird39. What can we learn from Dr Yu and Dr Pierce 'exsperiments?A. Butterfly wings are complicated living organs.B. Butterfly wings have little reaction to external heat.C. The scent pads on some male butterfly wings are their hearts.D. Heat-minimising activities help detect deforma

47、tion of the wings.40. What is the function of scales over the scent pads?A. Attracting mates.B. Increasing blood flow.C. Covering powerful tubes. D. Producing the cooling effect.41. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Seeing Is BelievingB. More Than Meets The EyeC. Noth

48、ing Seek, Nothing FindD. Fine Feathers Make Fine BirdsDFact or Fiction?Non-fiction can be broken down into many categories. One category is literary non-fiction, which is still based in fact but employs some of the storytelling elements that fiction uses. Literary non-fiction includes a type of auto

49、biography（自傳 ） called memoir. Memoir most often focuses on a certain period of the author ' lifse. It is, by definition, rooted in truth. Still, people sometimes question whether memoir should be categorized as non-fiction at all.As non-fiction, memoir is intended to be factual. Is this really t

50、he case, though, considering memoir relies on human memory? One classic study, led by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, showed how easily an interviewer c'hosice of wording can influence an eyewitness 'acscount of a traffic accident. It is therefore reasonable to wonder whether memoir should co

51、ntinue to be branded as non-fiction.Certainly, human memory can be unreliable. However, a memoir author is undoubtedly writing about significant and impactful life events. Memories of such events are actually morereliable than others. Studies show that the more influential an event is, the more accu

52、rately people recall the details. As an emotionally charged event unfolds, the brain activity changes in a way that amplifies small details. This activity helps build a more precise and accurate memory.Of course the brain is not a camera that can “ save a”ny memory with perfect accuracy. But if memo

53、ir is questionable due to the imperfections of the human mind, then critics will have to tackle non-fiction more broadly. All writers are using their memories when they create, and moreover, they are relying on the memories of others. Journalists conduct interviews to tell a news story and history w

54、riters depend on the accuracy of accounts from long ago. Yet they all rightfully fall under the umbrella of non-fiction.Some people may doubt memoir not because they mistrust human memory, but because they mistrust the author 'msorality. Critics may suspect an author of making up events. However

55、, there is no reason to be suspicious of memoira uthor ' instentions. Writing a factual memoir that appeals to readers has the potential to be profitable for the author, and there is no motivation for a memoir writer to knowingly change or beautify the truth.Looking beyond the author ' owsn

56、life events, memoir can inform readers about the world in the same way that other non-fiction can. Memoir has a way of relaying facts about anything from an occupation to brief fashion trends, all of it meaningful to the author.42. The author introduces the topic in Paragraph 1 by _.A. illustrating

57、why it is important to talk about memoirB. listing some interesting facts and features of memoirC. defining key terms that are discussed later in the passageD. making a comparison between autobiography and memoir43. What does the underlined word“ amplifies in P”aragraph 3 probably mean?A. Collects.B

58、. Ignores.C. Enlarges. D. Absorbs.44. We can learn from the passage that _.A. critics argue that a news story by a journalist is fictionB. a memoir author ' msemory can be influenced by the intervieweesC. memoir can' sthow readers facts about what an author experiencedD. emotional moments can cause the creation of more detailed memories45. According to the passage, the author believes .A. the most profitable memoirs are those shown to be the most factualB. many authors