2020年溫州市第五十一中學高三英語第三次聯(lián)考試卷及參考答案

2020年溫州市第五十一中學高三英語第三次聯(lián)考試卷及參考答案第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項AManyworkershavehadnochoicebuttoadapttoworkingfromhomeinrecentmonthssinceofficesshutdownduetotheCOVID-19pandemic（新冠疫情）.Andthenoisysituationandendlesshouseworkmayresultinaterribleemotion.Anewoptioniswaitingforyou.ThatisWFH:workfromahotel.HotelFigueroAspecialprogramtitledWorkPerksaimstorepositionsomeof94-year-oldHotelFiguero’s268roomsasday-useoffices.AccordingtoManagingDirectorConnieWang,theset-uplaunchedinJuneandisagreatopportunitytogetoutoftheirhouseswithhigh-speedWi-Fi,unlimitedprintingprivilegesandfreeparking.The350-square-footroomssellfor$129perday,withanoptiontoextendtoanovernightstayforanadditional$20.TheWytheAboutiquehotelinBrooklyn.Thehotelrecentlyannouncedapartnershipwithco-workingofficespacecompanyIndustriousthroughwhichitisrecycling13second-storyguestroomstoserveasofficesforuptofourpeople.Eachoftheroomshasasmalloutdoorplatform,anddogsarewelcome.Pricingstartsat$200andgoesupto$275,dependingonhowmanypeopleusethespace.TheSawyerTheSawyer,inSacramento,California,isofferingpoolcabanas（更衣室）foruseasoutdooroffices,completewithfastWi-Fi,freeparkingandcateredlunchfor$150perday.HotelsByDayYannisMoatifoundedHotelsByDaybackin2015.Thatcompanyhasgrowntoincludemorethan1,500hotels,andhasseenasignificantincreaseinthenumberofinquiriesforday-usebookingslately.Moatisaidthecurrentsituationwillforcehotelstoupgradethemselvestostayalive,andhepredictedthatofferingroomsforday-useonlyisoneofthedirectionstheywillgo.Howmuchshouldonepayfora24-hourstayinHotelFiguero?A.$129. B.$149. C.$150. D.$200.Whichhotelallowspetsin?A.TheWythe. B.TheSawyer.C.HotelsByDay. D.HotelFiguero.WhatdoweknowaboutYannisMoati?HestartedaprogramtitledWorkPerks.Hehasupgradedatleast1,500rooms.Heusuallypredictseverythingcorrectly.HeisoptimisticabouttheWFHtrend.BIhadverygoodparents.MymothercametoAmericafromScotlandbyherselfwhenshewas11,andshedidn’thavemucheducation.Mydadwaskindofastreetkid,andheeventuallywentintotheinsurancebusiness,sellingnickelpoliciesdoortodoor.Oneday,mydadaskedhisboss,“What'sthetoughestmarkettosell?”andtheinsuranceguyreplied“Well,blackpeople.Theydon’tbuyinsurance.”Mydadthought,buttheyhavekids;theyhavefamilies.Whywouldn’ttheybuyinsurance?Sohesaid,“GivemeHarlem.”Whenmydaddiedin1994,ItalkedabouthimonTheTonightShow.ItoldthestoryofhowheworkedinHarlemandhowhealwaystaughtustobeopen-mindedandnottosayorthinkthingsofracism（種族主義）.Thenoneday,Igotaletterfromawomanwhowasabout75yearsold.Shewrotethatwhenshewasalittlegirl,amanusedtocometoherhousetocollectpolicies.Shesaidthismanwastheonlywhitepersonwhohadevercometodinnerattheirhouse.Themanwasverykindtoher,shesaid,andhisnamewasAngelo—wasthismyfather?Thelettermademecry.Icalledherupandsaidyes,thatwasinfactmydad,andshetoldmehowkindhehadbeentoherfamily.Herwholeattitudetowardwhitepeoplewasbasedonthatonenicemanshemetinherchildhood,whoalwaystreatedherwithkindnessandrespectandalwaysgaveherapieceofcandy.Fromthisexperience,Ilearnedavaluablelifelesson:neverjudgepeopleandbeopen-mindedandkindtoothers.Whatdidmyfatherdoafterknowingwhatwasthetoughestmarkettosell?Heaskedhisbosstogivehimsomeinsurance.HewenttoScotlandtoimprovehiseducation.Hespeciallywenttowhitefamilieswithkids.HechoseHarlemtofacethetoughestchallenge.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A.Itwasrarethatabusinessmanhaddinnerinhiscustomer'shouse.AngelowastheonlywhitepersontosellinsuranceinHarlem.ThelittlegirladmiredAngeloverymuch.RacismwasaseriousprobleminAmericaatthattime.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’sfather?A.Stubbornandgenerous. B.Patientandintelligent.C.Determinedandopen-minded. D.Confidentandromantic.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MemoriesfromaTVShow. B.ALetterfromanOldLady.C.LifeLessonsfromMyFather. D.MyFather'sExperienceinHarlem.CAseverymobile-phoneownerknows,afterayearorsothebatterystartstofadeandthebeastneedsrechargingmorefrequently.Thatistroublesome,butaphone’sbatteriescanbereplacedfairlycheaply—orthewholedevicetradedinforthelatestmodel.Anelectriccar,though,isamuchbiggerinvestment.Andbatteriesareitspriciestcomponent,representingaround30%ofanaveragemid-sizevehicle.Toprovidebuyerswithsomepeaceofmind,carmakersguaranteetheirbatteries,typicallyforeightyearsoraround200,000km.Producers,planningtogomuchfurtherthanthat,though,areracingtolaunch“millionmile”（1.6mkilometers）batteries.ContemporaryAmperexTechnology,agiantChinesefirmwhichproducesbatteriesforanumberofcarmakers,wassaidtobereadytostartproducingbatterieswhichwouldlastfor16yearsor2mkilometres.ElonMuskhassuggestedthatTesla,aCalifornianmakerofelectricvehicles,hasamillion-milebatteryintheworks.AndoverinDetroit,GeneralMotorsisinthefinalstagesofdevelopinganadvancedbatterywhichitsayshassimilarlongevity（壽命）。Regularfast-chargingreducesbatterylife,asdoovercharginganddeepdischarging.Drivinginextremelyhotorcoldweatherdoesnothelpeither.Andbatterylifewilldiminishevenifyoujustleavethecarinthegarage.Therealpointofamillion-milebatteryisthatthetechnologicaladvancesrequiredtomakeitpossiblewilldealwiththesethingsaswell.Batterytechnologyisimprovingallthetime,andbynomeansaremillion-milebatteriesthelimitofengineersambition.ThenextobjectiveistoreplaceLi-ions’liquidelectrolytes（電解質(zhì)）withsolidones.Thatwouldallowevenlongerdrivingranges,whichcouldmakeatwo-million-milebatteryanachievableobjective.Ifthatdaycomes,thetableswouldhavebeenturned.Frombeingthefirstpartofacartofail,itsbatterywillhavebecomethelast.Thebatteryproblemofmobilephonesismentionedto .showelectricaldevicesmayhavedrawbacksstressthedisturbingbatteryproblemofcarscallforinvestmentinbatterydevelopmentcomparethefunctionofbatteryindevicesWhatdoweknowaboutthemillion-milebatteryplan?Itiseagerlyanticipatedbycarconsumers.Itisaimedtosaverepaircostforcustomers.Ittargetsthelongevityof8yearsandabove.Ithasdrawntheinterestofmanyenterprises.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthefocusofdevelopingthemillion-milebattery?Exploringnewmaterialstoconstructbatteries.Guidingusersonhowtomaintainthebattery.Addressingfactorsthatdecreasebatterylife.Researchingtheprincipleofbatteringaging.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefutureofcarbatteries?Promising.Unpredictable.Concerning.Unlimited.DTheherdofelephantsmovingnorthafterleavingtheXishuangbannaNationalNatureReserveinYunnanprovincehasdrawnwidespreadpublicattention,withtensofmillionsofpeoplefollowingitsmovementonTVprogramsandsocialmediaplatforms.Butthisisnotbecauseit’sthefirsttimewildAsianElephantshavewanderedawayfromtheirhabitatandheadednorthward,butforonlythistimetheherdhastraveledmorethan400kilometersasfarasKunming.Photographs,videosandstoriesoftheherd’smovementhavesparkedwidespreaddiscussionsevenoverseas.However,thereisaneedtogobehindthe“cutephotos”andtheseemingly“fantastic”eventandidentifythereasonswhywildelephantsareleavingtheirhabitat,andfindwaystoestablishharmonioushuman-animalrelationshipwithinhabitatsandthesurroundingforestsandhumansettlements.ItisimportanttoscientificallymarkthelimitsofthehabitatsforelephantsandotheranimalsinXishuangbannaandelsewhereinthecountryforecologicalreasonsaswell.Plantingtreesisakeyandfundamentalsteptowardrestorationofnature.Yetlong-terminvestmentandamorescientificapproachareneededtomaintaintheremainingforestsaswellastoextendtheforestcoverandstrengthenconservation.Nevertheless,treecoveralonedoesn’tmeanasuitablehabitatforallanimals,fordifferentspeciesneeddifferenttypesofvegetationtosurviveandbreed.TheelephantherdinYunnanisareminderthatwehavetoscientificallyconservetheexistingforestsandturnthemintosuitablehabitatsfordifferentspeciesofanimalsandbirds,whichwillultimatelybenefithumans.Moreambitioustargetsshouldbesettorebuildorimprovethefoodchain,andmeasurestakentoensureforestresourceshelpwildlifeflourish,inordertoestablishaharmonioushuman-animalrelationship.Forestsaroundtheglobearestillshrinking,particularlythoseintropicalanddevelopingcountries.Thenextdecadethereforewillbeextremelyimportantfortheworld’sforestsandwildlife,andChinacanplayaleadingroleinsavingthembybetterprotectingitsforestsandexpandingitsforestcover.Whyhastheherdofelephantscausedsomuchpublicinterest?Thereexistheateddiscussionsinthewholecountryevenoverseas.TVprogramsandsocialmediaplatformswanttobenefitfromthem.TheyarethefirstwildAsianElephantstoleavetheirnaturalhabitat.Theelephantshastraveledalongdistanceandlivedinharmonywithhumans.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraphaboutthe“fantastic”event?Moreresearchonthereasonsbehindtheeventisrequired.Scientistsneedtolimitthehabitatsforelephantsandotheranimals.Peopleshouldfindwaystohaveagoodrelationshipwithelephants.There’sanurgentdemandfordetailedinformationabouttheelephants.Whichmethodisprovidedinthepassagetorestorenature?Expandingthecoverageofforest.Gettingthegovernment’spolicysupport.Bringingupvariouswaystoprotecttheforests.Offeringmorekindsofvegetationtoallanimals.Whatdoesthiseventofelephantsleavingtheirhabitatsremindustodo?Tosetmoregoalstochangethefoodchain.Tobeawareofthesituationoftheexistingforests.Torealizeharmoniouscoexistenceofhumanandnature.Toreducethedestructionoftheforestsaroundtheglobe.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項Whilemostofusarefamiliarwiththefunandexcitementoftakingavacationwithfamilyorfriends,farfewerpeoplehavesetoutonaholidaybythemselves.Thereareplentyofbenefitstoplanasolo（單獨的）travelasyournextgetaway.___16___We'vegotawholelistofreasonswhyyoushouldconsidertravellingalone.You'reinchargeoftheitinerary（行程）Didyoueverhavetheunfortunateexperienceofbeingdraggedtoacrowdedtouristtrapwithyourfamilyormissoutonaone-of-a-kinddestinationbecausenoneofyourfriendswereinterested?Thatallgoesoutthewindowwhenyou'reincompletecontroloftheitinerary.___17___Travellingsoloprovidestheperfectopportunitytovisitthesequestered（隱蔽的）sitesyou'vehadmarkedonamapforyears.PlentyofchancestomeetnewpeopleWhenvisitinganewplacealone,youreallyhavenochoicebuttocommunicatewithnewpeople.___18___Localsnotonlyhaveinsiderinformationthatyouwon'tfindinaguidebook,butspeakingwithsomeonenativetothecountryisagreatwaytolearnabouttheirculture.Expandyourcomfortzone___19___Betweenpracticingyourreal-worldconversationskillsinaforeignlanguageandtryingunfamiliarfood,travellingaloneforcesyoutofaceavarietyofnewsituations.Whenyouonlyhaveyourselftorelyon,youhavearealopportunitytolearnwhatyou'recapableof.AchancetostopandreflectWhetheryouplanongettingclosetonatureorjustspendinganafternoondaydreamingatasidewalkcafe,travellingaloneoffersauniquechancetopauseandseethingsfromanewview.Addintheexperienceofanewcultureandthechancetointeractwithpeopleofdifferentbackgrounds.___20___A.Notconvincedyet?Everyonehasuniqueinterests.Stepoutofyourcomfortzoneandachieveyourgoal.Gellingoutsideofyourcomfortableboxistoughatfirst.Spendingtimealoneinanewplaceforcesyoutotrynewthings.Andyou'llcomebackfromasolovacationwithanewoutlookonlife.Itmightseemfrightening,buttalkingtolocalpeoplehasmanybenefits.第二部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項TheFallleavesarereallystartingtochangenow.Itlookslikethetreesandmountainshavebecomeacanvas___21___byalovingartist.Thebright,beautifulredsare___22___inthesunlightandtheyellowsareglittering（閃耀）like23.Sometreeshaveonlyafewleaveschanged,somearehalf-wayandothershavealreadycompletely___24___.Someoftheleavesarefallingtothegroundtoturningitintoacolor1ful___25___.IamenjoyingthissomuchbecauseIam___26___awarewhenwinterarrivesallofthetreeswillbe___27___withtheleavesdown.Itisalwaysalittle___28___toseebutIknowitisthecircleoflife.Thosedeadleaveswillbecomethesoilthatnourishes（滋養(yǎng)）thetreesand29newlifenextspring.TodayInoticedalovelylittlegirlfromour 30 pickingupthefallenleavesfromtheground.Theprettiestreds,yellows,andorangeswerepickedupand 31 inherarms.Soonshehadquiteapileand 32 carriedthemovertoherMomandthenwithasmilegavethemtoherasiftheyweredelicateflowers.HerMomacceptedthemwithasmileandtogetherthey 33 themoutontheirporchandstaredatthemlikethepriceless 34 .watchedthis 35 frommylivingroomwindowwithasmileonmyfaceaswell.Theworld 36 acircleofloveaswellasacircleoflife.AndIam 37 thattheformerlikethelatterwillneverend.Itwill 38 allthroughthislifeandintothenext.Takeyourplaceinthecircle.Givelove.Receivelove.Liveeverydayofyourlifetothe 39 withlove.Andyour 40 willshinebrightlikethemostbeautifultreeinAutumn.21.A.soughtB.paintedC.discoveredD.praised22.A.shiningB.burningC.flashingD.shaking23.A.pearlB.starC.goldD.dream24.A.goneB.reservedC.allocatedD.transformed25.A.padB.bedC.curtainD.carpet26.A.completelyB.finallyC.casuallyD.partly27.A.fruitfulB.bareC.safeD.natural28.A.relaxingB.strangeC.sadD.boring29.A.bringsupB.bringsaboutC.bringsforward D.bringsin30.A.classB.clubC.groupD.community31.A.heldB.receivedC.admiredD.searched32.A.secretlyB.carefullyC.clumsilyD.gradually33.A.threwB.sentC.figuredD.spread34.A.potentialsB.chancesC.treasuresD.exchanges35.A.sceneB.viewC.storyD.notice36.A.directsB.sharesC.storesD.creates37.A.positiveB.frustratedC.contentD.doubtful38.A.returnB.breakC.continueD.remain39.A.fastestB.easiestC.coolestD.fullest40.A.faceB.soulC.appearanceD.state第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Whatmightlifebelikeifyoulookedverydifferentfromothers?Mostofusareluckyenoughtobebornwith“normal”faces___41.___theboyinthemovieWonderhasnosuchluck.___42.___(adapt)fromabestsellingnovel,themovieWonderisaboutaboynamedAuggie 43. hasafacialdeformity(畸形).With___44.___(break)hearts,however,hisparentstryhardtobringhimuplikeanormalchild.Hereceivesgoodhome-schoolinguntilhegains___45.___(admit)intoamiddleschool.But___46.___hisgreatdisappointment,schoollifebringsaboutgreattensiontohimbecausehe___47.___(expose)toprejudicefromfellowstudents.Itisatmiddleschoolthathelearnstoaccepthimselfasheis.Hestaysopentothedifficultiesandseekstoinvolvehimselfin___48.___(vary)schoolactivities.Throughgreat