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2019-2020学年度第二学期5月调研考试试题
高 三 英 语

第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分 20 分)
做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节
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。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 is the man going to do?
A. Stay inside. B. Look outside. C. Find his umbrella.
2. Why is the man calling?
A. To make an appointment. B. To cancel an appointment. C. To change an appointment.
3. What can we learn about the local weather?
A. It’s sunny and warm. B. It’s cold and cloudy. C. It will change in two weeks.
4. When will the speakers meet?
A. On January 30th. B. On January 31st. C. On February 1st.
5. What will the woman probably do?
A. Accept the man’s offer. B. Walk home. C. Give the man a ride.
第二节
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。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. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A computer. B. An e-mail. C. A mobile phone.
7. What will the woman do next?
A. Call the manager. B. Cancel an appointment. C. Get someone to help the man.
听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。
8. Why does the woman say sorry to the man?
A. She deleted one of the man’s files.
B. She made the man’s computer broken.
C. She saw the man’s e-mail without permission.
9. What is the man’s attitude towards the woman?
A. Impatient. B. Friendly. C. Critical.
听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。
10. What’s the probable relationship between the woman and Mr Smith?
A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Doctor and patient.
11. What does the man ask the woman to do at the beginning?
A. Have lunch together. B. Take a message for him. C. Give him Mr Smith’s mobile number.
12. What will the man do next?
A. Wait for a phone call. B. Work at his desk. C. Go to meet Mr Smith.
听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。
13. What do the customers think of the fitness equipment in the hotels?
A. Satisfying. B. Disappointing. C. Up-to-date.
14. How many hotels does the woman mention?
A. Three. B. Eight. C. Eleven.
15. Where is the woman?
A. In Florence. B. In Zurich. C. In Bern.
16. What will the speakers do next?
A. Budget the cost. B. Fix a time for a meeting. C. Look around the fitness rooms.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who are the listeners?
A. Parents. B. Students. C. Teachers.
18. Where is the speaker?
A. In the school hall. B. In the student health center. C. In the international student office.
19. How can the listeners get the information about the procedures?
A. From the speaker. B. From a doctor. C. From a handbook.
20. What does the speaker suggest the listeners do in the end?
A. Get some travel medicine.
B. Offer their medical history to the doctor.
C. Make an early appointment with the specialist.
【答案】 1-5：ACBCB 6-10：CCABB 11-15：CABCC 16-20：BBACC
【解析】听力原文
Text 1
W: Looks like rain. Better look for your umbrella.
M: Yeah, I think it’s definitely going to rain. That’s why I’m not going out.
Text 2
M: Sorry for calling so late in the day.
W: That’s OK.
M: Good. I’m actually calling about my visit. I’m afraid I’ve just realized I can’t make the Wednesday. Can we move the meeting to Thursday?
W: OK. Yes, the afternoon is free.
Text 3
W: I’ve got a two-week break coming up, and I’d like to go somewhere that’s hot and sunny.
M: Hot and sunny? So you’re tired of our weather.
Text 4
M: So when shall we meet?
W: Let’s see. My trip begins on the 30th of January. That’s a Monday. How about Tuesday?
M: I’d prefer the Wednesday.
W: OK. That suits me.
Text 5
M: Need a ride home?
W: Thanks... but... my apartment is just around the corner. Besides, I need the fresh air.
Text 6
W: I’m afraid the manager isn’t here at the moment.
M: Oh, that’s a shame, but maybe you could help me. I bought this mobile phone here the other day and I can’t seem to get the e-mail function to work properly. I don’t know if it’s me or the phone that’s at fault.
W: The manager will be back later if you can wait.
M: I’m sorry, but that’s no use to me. I have an urgent appointment to get to this afternoon.
W: Well, if you wait a minute, I’ll see if I can find someone else to help you.
M: OK.
Text 7
W: Oh no! I’m so sorry, Bill.
M: What’s the matter?
W: I’ve just deleted something by mistake.
M: But why are you using my computer?
W: Well, mine is broken and I haven’t taken it to the repair shop. You know I just wanted to send a quick e-mail, so I used yours, and I’m really sorry!
M: What did you delete?
W: I don’t know, just a file that was open. I thought it was mine. Sorry Bill!
M: Oh, never mind. It wasn’t important. Don’t worry about it.
Text 8
W: Hello, Mr Smith’s office.
M: Oh, hello. Could I speak to Mike Smith, please?
W: I’m afraid he’s not at his desk at the moment. I think he’s gone out to lunch. He’ll be back in about half an hour. Shall I get him to call you as soon as he comes back? Or do you want to leave a message?
M: Actually, could you possibly give me his mobile number? It’s quite urgent.
W: I’m really sorry, but I am not allowed to.
M: Is there any chance of you ringing him for me and asking him to call me back?
W: Certainly, I can do that for you. Could I have your name, please?
M: Yes, it’s Sam Dalgamo.
W: OK, Sam. I’ll ring him straight away. Goodbye.
Text 9
W: I’m calling for some information. I’d like to find out about your services for hotels.
M: OK. Can you tell me a little more? What type of hotels?
W: Well, a chain of four-and five-star hotels. We’re based in Switzerland, but on your website you don’t have an operator in Switzerland, so I thought Italy was the nearest.
M: That’s right, yes. We are in Florence.
W: Good. Well, we’re interested in updating our current fitness rooms for guests. Our current equipment’s rather out of date and our customers often comment on this.
M: OK. How many hotels are we talking about?
W: We currently have eight hotels with fitness equipment, and three others that need it.
M: And what budget do you have for this?
W: That’s difficult to say, actually. Would it be possible for someone to come and have a look?
M: Yes, of course. Actually, we’re coming to Switzerland next month. We already have a customer in Zurich. Is that near you?
W: Not too far. I’m in Bern. It’s only a couple of hours away.
M: Fine. Can we arrange a meeting then?
W: Sure. Let’s see...
Text 10
Hello, there. Good afternoon! Thank you for your finding the time in your busy schedules to come to the international student office’s first meeting for students going abroad, to South America next autumn. By the way, if you haven’t already signed next to your name on our attendance lists — they’re on the table at the entrance to the school hall — be sure to do it on your way out. Remember, this meeting is a must for you, so you need to make sure we know that you’re here.
All right, to begin, we’re going to be talking about health, and specifically the procedures that you have to go through in order to get your student visas for your host country. For all of you, this will include gathering health information, such as proof from your doctors that you’re not suffering from any serious diseases that may pass to others. All the information that each of you will need can be found in your host country handbook that you received when you were accepted into the program.
Also, each one of you is required to meet with a doctor at the student health center who is specialized in travel medicine. The health center can give you information about appointment times, but be sure to book your appointment early, because the specialist is only at the health center at certain times. To have the benefit, you should have your meeting at least 4-6 weeks before your trip.
第二部分:英语知识运用(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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. The government calls on us to avoid visiting crowded areas and medical institutions _______ it is necessary.
A. while B. because C. unless D. when
【答案】C
【解析】考查连词。句意：政府呼吁我们避免前往人多拥挤的地方和医疗机构，除非有必要。分析句子结构可知，此处引导条件状语从句，相当于if it isn’t necessary。A“当...时候；尽管”，引导时间或让步状语从句；B“因为”，引导原因状语从句；C“除非，如果不”，引导条件状语从句；D“当...时候”。引导时间状语从句。
22. —Who is China’s first UFC champion?
— It is Zhang Weili _______ opponent, Jessica Andrade, was knocked out by her within just 42 seconds.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
【答案】D
【解析】考查定语从句。句意：谁是中国第一位UFC冠军? 张伟丽的对手杰西卡·安德雷德在42秒内被她击倒。分析句子结构可知，此处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 Zhang Weili，表示所属关系，在定语从句中作定语。
23. A painting by Vincent Van Gogh was stolen on _______ would have been the Dutch master’s 167th birthday.
A. that B. when C. what D. which
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词性从句。句意：在这位荷兰大师梵高的167岁生日之际，他的一幅画作被盗。分析句子结构可知，此处引导宾语从句，作介词on的宾语，在宾语从句中作主语。
24. Fortune China released a ranking of business leaders in 2020, Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, _______ the list with outstanding leadership.
A. topping B. topped C. to top D. having topped
【答案】A
【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：《财富》中国版在2020年发布了一份商业领袖排行榜，阿里巴巴创始人马云以杰出的领导力荣登榜首。分析句子结构可知，此处为独立主格结构，需用非谓语动词；Jack Ma与top构成逻辑上的主动关系，用现在分词形式。sb top the list 表示“某人荣登榜首”。
25. —Haven’t you handed in your composition yet?
—Yes. I _______ on it for twenty five minutes.
A. will work B. am working C. would work D. worked
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：你交作文了吗?交了。我做了有25分钟了。根据语境可知，此处表示动作已经完成，用一般过去时。
26. The Dutch government has announced it will stop using the name Holland _______ its official name the Netherlands.
A. in favor of B. regardless of C. in spite of D. instead of
【答案】A
【解析】考查介词短语辨析。句意：荷兰政府宣布将停止使用“Holland”这个名字，取而代之的是它的官方名称“Netherlands”。A“支持，赞同”；B“不管，不顾”；C“尽管，虽然”；D“而不是，代替”。
27. —Why do you care about him so much?
—You _______ him when he first came out—it was so sad.
A. would have seen B. should have seen C. might have seen D. could have seen
【答案】B
【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意：-你为什么这么在乎他？你应该在他第一次出来的时候就看到他的——他太伤心了。根据语境可知，此处表示本应该做某事而没做。
28. It’s widely acknowledged that reading printed texts is no _______ for personal discussion with a great thinker.
A. substitute B. subject C. submission D. substance
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词辨析。句意：人们普遍认为，阅读印刷文本并不能取代与伟大思想家的个人讨论。A“代替物，代替”；B“主题；题目；话题”；C“提交；屈服”；D“物质，物品，东西”。此处be no substitute for..表示“无可替代”。
29. Some countries could have been better prepared to fight the virus. Their leaders, _______, resisted calls for strict measures to contain it initially.
A. otherwise B. besides C. though D. thus
【答案】C
【解析】考查副词辨析。句意：一些国家本可以更好地做好准备抗击新冠病毒。不过，他们的领导人最初反对采取严格措施控制新冠病毒的要求。A“否则，要不然”；B“除...以外”；C“然而，可是”；D“因此，所以”。
30. Over 1,000 elephants face starvation in Thailand because the coronavirus crisis has _______ revenues from tourism.
A. cut down B. put down C. break down D. pull down
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：由于新冠病毒危机减少了旅游业收入，泰国有超过1000头大象面临饥饿。A“削减；砍倒；杀死；删节”；B“ 写下；镇压；杀死；付定金”C“分解；发生故障；失败；毁掉；制服”；D“摧毁，推翻；拉下来；使……下跌”。
31. _______ to building a community with a shared future for mankind is China, which has provided generous support and assistance.
A. Dedicating B. Dedicated C. Being dedicated D. Having dedicated
【答案】B
【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：中国致力于构建人类命运共同体，并提供了慷慨的帮助和援助。Be dedicated to doing sth 表示“致力于做某事”。此处为表语前置语序，正常的语序为：China is dedicated to building a community with a shared future for mankind is China, which has provided generous support and assistance.
32. The entire country was _______ with grief for the eighteen firefighters and one guide who were killed in Liangshan mountain fire.
A. accumulated B. distributed C. spoiled D. overcome
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词辨析。句意：18名消防队员和1名导游在凉山山火中丧生，举国上下沉浸在悲痛之中。A“积累，积聚”；B“分配，分发；散布”；C“溺爱；糟蹋；破坏”；D“克服；受到...极大的影响”。此处overcome为熟词生义，to be extremely strongly affected by sth 受到…的极大影响。Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral. 在葬礼上她的父母悲痛欲绝。
33. The president must have received the result of medical research by the time the disease spread widely, _______?
A. hasn’t he B. mustn’t he C. hadn’t he D. didn’t he
【答案】C
【解析】考查反义疑问句。句意：到疾病广泛传播的时候，总统肯定已经收到了医学研究的结果，不是吗？根据语境可知，must have done 表示一种过去的肯定推测；由by the time可知，主句动作发生在过去的过去，用过去完成时，反义疑问句部分需用过去完成时的否定。
34. —Gosh, I feel I have messed up my whole life.
—Cheer up. Things will _______.
A. hold out B. work out C. stand out D. set out
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：-天啊，我觉得我把自己的生活搞砸了。振作起来。事情会解决的。A“坚持；伸出；提供；维持；抵制；主张”；B“解决；算出；实现；制定出；消耗完；弄懂；锻炼” C“脱颖而出” D“ 出发；开始；陈述；陈列”。
35. Some teenagers have independent tastes, but most tend to _______.
A. lose their heads B. spill the beans C. swim with the tide D. mend their ways
【答案】C
【解析】考查俗语。句意：有些青少年有独立的品味，但大多数都随波逐流。A“惊慌失措”；B“泄密；说漏嘴”；C“随波逐流”；D“改邪归正；改过自新”。
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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A pair of silk stockings
Little Missus Sommers one day found that she had already saved fifty dollars. It seemed to her a very large amount of money.
The question of investment was one she 36 carefully. A dollar or two could be 37 to the price she usually paid for her daughter Janie’s shoes. This would guarantee they would 38 a great deal longer than usual. She would buy cloth for new shirts for the boys. And still there would be enough left for new stockings—two pairs per child. What time that would save her in always 39 old stockings!
But that day she was tired and a little bit weak. Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she had 40 to eat at all!
When she arrived at the large department store, she sat in front of an empty counter. She was trying to
gather 41 and courage to push through a mass of busy 42 . She rested her hand upon the counter.
She wore no gloves. She slowly grew aware that her hand had felt something very 43 to touch. She looked down to see that her hand lay upon a pile of silk 44 . A young salesgirl who stood behind the 45 asked her if she wished to 46 the silky leg coverings.
She smiled as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry with the aim of 47 it. But she went on feeling the soft, 48 items. Now she used both hands, holding the stockings up to see the light shine 49 them.
Two red marks suddenly showed on her pale face.
She thought to herself, “Why not live for myself once?”
She looked up at the salesgirl. “Well, I will 50 this pair.” she said.
Missus Sommers then walked into the ladies’ rest area. In an empty corner, she 51 her cotton stockings with the new silk ones.
For the first time she seemed to be taking a 52 from the tiring act of considering her family. She had let herself be 53 by some machine-like force directing her actions. But this time she decided to free herself of 54 .
Then she put her shoes back on and put her old stockings into her bag. Next, she went to the shoe department, sat down and waited to be 55 .
36. A. resisted B. considered C. described D. underwent
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【答案】B
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据上文50 美元对Sommers 来说是很大一笔钱，以及下文她花钱很小心可
知，此处表示投资是她谨慎“考虑”的事情。
37. A. spent B. withdrawn C. dropped D. added
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词辨析。 根据上文她存的钱可知，此处表示她可以在平时给女儿珍妮买鞋的价格基础上再“加”一两美元。
38. A. last B. extend C. show D. dress
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，此处表示这将保证它们比平常耐穿一点。
39. A. picking B. washing C. packing D. repairing
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据上文买新袜子可知，此处表示这样就可以省下“补”袜子的钱。
40. A. refused B. forgotten C. regretted D. planned
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据上文她忙于一堆琐碎的事可知，此处表示她竟然“忘记”吃东西了。
41. A. confidence B. information C. respect D. strength
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词辨析。根据上文她没有吃饭以及下文她挤过一群人可知，此处表示积蓄“力气”和勇气。
42. A. shoppers B. sellers C. agents D. guards
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词辨析。根据上文在大的百货商店可知，此处表示挤过熙熙攘攘的购物人群。
43. A. rough B. delicious C. pleasant D. pretty
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词辨析。根据下文她手中是丝绸做的东西可知，它摸起来“舒服的”。
44. A. handkerchiefs B. shirts C. stockings D. shoes
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词辨析。根据下文holding the stockings up 可知，此处表示一堆丝绸制的“袜子”。
45. A. counter B. crowd C. elevator D. window
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词辨析。根据上文she rested her hand upon the counter 可知，此处表示在“柜台”后的销售员。
46. A. see B. witness C. investigate D. examine
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，此处表示问售货员问她是否想“看看”那些丝质的袜子。
47. A. purchasing B. selling C. producing D. designing
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，此处表示她笑了笑，仿佛有人要她去检查一下钻石首饰，以便“购买”。
48. A. ordinary B. abnormal C. costly D. simple
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词辨析。根据上文她很穷，存的钱较少可知，此处特意强调她继续摸着柔软的、“昂贵的”丝绸袜子。
49. A. beyond B. through C. between D. upon
【答案】B
【解析】考查介词辨析。根据上文她把袜子拿起来可知，此处表示看光线“穿透过”袜子。shine through 表示“透过”。
50. A. return B. buy C. present D. consume
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据上文她说要为自己活一次可知，此处表示这里是她要“买”这双袜子。
51. A. sold B. exchanged C. submitted D. replaced
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据上文可知她买了袜子，此处表示她用新买的丝绸袜子“代替”她的棉袜。
52. A. rest B. walk C. look D. sigh
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词辨析。根据下文from the tiring act of considering her family可知，这是她第一次跳出劳累的考虑家人的行为休息一下。
53. A. thrown B. squeezed C. controlled D. comforted
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据下文directing her actions 可知，此处表示她曾让自己被像机器一样的力量“控制着”。
54. A. debt B. dream C. appointment D. responsibility
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词辨析。根据上文她一直考虑家人可知，此处表示她这一次决定让自己从“责任”中解脱出来。
55. A. fitted B. employed C. consulted D. promoted
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据上文她决定从责任中解脱出来可知，她去鞋店是为了买鞋，因此她等着试鞋子。此处fit 表示“试穿”。
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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
THE MUSTHAVE—SPRING FLUSH(红晕)
If you buy one new makeup item this spring, make it a color-packed (but still mixable!) cream red, like one of the new versions from CoverGirl and Maybelline. Whenever you wear it, coworkers will come over to your desk and say things like “Your skin looks great!” and “You look so happy!” That might make you wonder, “What do I usually look like?” But it’ll also inspire you to wear a cheery pop of color on your cheeks for the next three months straight.

THE TREND—FERMENTED EXTRACTS(发酵精华)
Fermentation isn’t new—the process of preserving natural components has been around for a thousand years—but its popularity in the beauty world is just starting to bloom. And for good reason: Many fermented components have promising skin benefits. Estée Lauder’s brightening treatment features ferment, which fades dark spots and make skin look more toned. The updated version of La Mer’s famous eye cream has a fermented complex that improves dark circles and fine lines.

THE GADGET—HAIR BRUSH
Straightening your own hair is about to get a lot easier. Powered by electricity, this brush’s heated edges help you get close to the scalp(头皮) (great for short hair), and you don’t need a separate brush or comb, and it stays at the exact temperature you choose so you don’t overheat (read: damage) your hair. The result: Smooth hair is officially just a brush away.

LIPSTICKS BUILT TO LAST—HERMÈS LIPSTICKS
Who says an object can’t be environmentally sound? The first try by Hermès into the world of makeup is a responsible one: Rouge Hermès, its new line of lipsticks.


56. If you have dark spots on your cheeks, which of the following can you choose according to the passage?
A. The products from Maybelline. B. The products from Rouge Hermès.
C. The products from La Mer. D. The products from Estée Lauder.
【答案】D
【解析】根据文章THE TREND—FERMENTED EXTRACTS部分的Estee Lauder’s brightening treatment features ferment, which fades dark spots and make skin look more toned.可知，雅诗兰黛的亮肤疗法以酵素为特色，它能淡化暗斑，让皮肤看起来更有光泽。如果你的脸颊上有黑点的话，那么你就可以选用雅诗兰黛的发酵精华产品。
57. During a power failure, which of the following may be of less use according to the passage?
A. SPRING FLUSH. B. FERMENTED EXTRACTS.
C. HAIR BRUSH. D. HERMÈS LIPSTICKS.
【答案】C
【解析】根据文章THE GADGET—HAIR BRUSH部分的..Powered by electricity可知，这个商品是由电力驱动的，需要用电，故一旦停电，难以使用。

B
Those extra pounds should be avoided at all costs, right? Actually, while being overweight isn’t generally good for our health, not all fat is created equal—some may even be beneficial.
There are two major kinds of body fat. White fat, the most abundant type, is what you feel when you squeeze your midsection. Brown fat, found mainly in the neck region, burns energy rather than storing it the way white fat does. Brown fat may also help avoid diabetes. According to a study in Cell Metabolism, individuals with higher amounts of brown fat had smaller changes in blood sugar and thus a reduced risk of developing diabetes. Infants have high levels of brown fat, which helps regulate their body temperature. Sadly, we lose it as we age, and adults have only small amounts.
Adults can increase brown fat by exposing themselves to cold temperatures. In a recent study, people who slept in a mildly cold room (about 66 degrees F) increased the amount and activity of their brown fat by up to 40 percent. Sleeping in mild warmth (81 degrees F), however, decreased their amount of brown fat. Cold showers don’t seem to affect it.
Brown fat does have its drawbacks. Radiologists don’t like it, because the heat it causes makes it harder for body scans to detect activities in patients. Although there’s no firm evidence that any specific foods or nutrients can activate brown fat, radiologists routinely recommend that patients eat a high-fat, low-carb diet before scans on the grounds that this reduces brown fat activation.
Just as brown fat isn’t perfect, neither is white fat all bad. Even though people tend to hate it, white fat delivers important health benefits. It protects our vital organs, helps keep us warm, and stores calories for later use, keeping us from starving when food is scarce.
White fat can sometimes be turned into brown—it’s then called beige or brite (“brown in white”) fat. Like brown fat, beige fat burns energy and can thus help fight against obesity. Scientists are still trying to figure out how the change happens; one study points to a hormone called irisin, which our muscles produce when we exercise.
Fat cells’ sensitivity to temperature changes means there’s more than one way we can get rid of unwanted fat. Cooling treatments, for instance, freeze fat cells to death. The body removes these damaged cells over several months.
58. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “midsection” in the second paragraph?
A. Leg. B. Arm. C. Wrist. D. Waist.
【题源】https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-health-chart/201610/the-science-brown-fat
【答案】D
【解析】根据第二段Brown fat, found mainly in the neck region, burns energy rather than storing it the way white fat.可知，褐色脂肪主要存在于颈部，燃烧能量，而不是像白色脂肪那样储存能量。白色脂肪一定存在于肉很多的可以挤压的区域，也很少会燃烧热量的区域，从而可知腰部最符合。
59. Generally speaking, who have a larger proportion of brown fat?
A. Babies. B. Senior people. C. Fat people. D. Thin people.
【答案】A
【解析】根据文章第二段Infants have high levels of brown fat, which helps regulate their body temperature.可知，婴儿有高水平的褐色脂肪，这有助于调节他们的体温。
60. The following kinds of fat can help people fight against obesity EXCEPT ________.
A. Beige fat. B. Brite fat. C. White fat. D. Brown fat.
【答案】C
【解析】根据第二段Brown fat, found mainly in the neck region, burns energy rather than storing it the way white fat does.可知，褐色脂肪可以燃烧热量。根据第六段white fat can sometimes be turned into brown—— it’s then called beige or brute fat.可知，beige fat 和brite fat 都是由白色脂肪white fat 转换为褐色脂肪的。根据第六段Like brown fat, beige fat burns energy and can thus help fight against obesity.可知，beige fat 也可以燃烧能量，从而可知brite fat 也可以燃烧能量。综合以上可知，白色脂肪并不能帮助人们抵抗肥胖。
C
Every Morning, Breanna Roque goes out to the farm to feed the cows. But this isn’t your typical farm; it’s a laboratory, and Roque is a graduate researcher at the University of California, Davis. She’s been spending her time among the cows to see if she can adjust their diets so they burp (打嗝) less. The cows’ special diet includes small parts of a red seaweed. It contains a chemical combination, which prevents the production of CH4 during the cows’ digestion. Less CH4 means less burping. And less burping could mean slowing down climate change globally.
Although agriculture accounts for a smaller percentage of total greenhouse gas production than sectors like transportation and energy, it produces more CH4, which warms the Earth up to 86 times as much as CO2. When cows eat, they burp food back up, producing CH4 as a byproduct. Researchers across the globe have been pursuing the idea that adding substances to feed might help reduce these CH4 -loaded burps. But it wasn’t until 2016 that researchers in Australia found that grass feed of 2 percent seaweed could cut CH4 productions by nearly 99 percent. In 2019, Roque’s team published the results of a similar study: They cut CH4 production 95 percent by adding to a typical U.S. dairy cow diet with just 5 percent seaweed. But questions remained about the seaweed’s effectiveness in actual cow stomachs.
So more researchers headed to the farm. They found that a diet of just 0.5 percent seaweed led to a 26-percent decrease in CH4. A 1-percent seaweed diet produced 67 percent less CH4. Further research is needed to fully understand why this seaweed in particular works best — and to see if adding seaweed to cows’ diets will affect the quality of the products coming from the animals. In the future, they’ll run trials to see if seaweed gives cow’s milk an unpleasant taste or leaves steaks smelling of seafood.
Researchers still need to ensure the seaweed combination, which is sensitive to heat and light, will be shelf-stable and remain effective in real-world applications. And even if the seaweed succeeds, CH4 from cattle account for just 5 percent of greenhouse gas production in the U.S., so the overall picture won’t improve much.
Still, last August, researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, announced they would be trying to find ways to farm the seaweed on a large-enough scale to break into the cattle feed market. Roque says she’s regularly contacted by annoying businessmen who want her help to mass produce the seaweed for global animal consumption. “People reach out to me all the time,” she says. “Unfortunately, I’m an animal biologist and not a sea biologist.”
61. What is the purpose of Roque’s research?
A. To reduce global warming through cow feed.
B. To enrich cattle diets with a special seaweed.
C. To make food digestible in cows’ stomachs.
D. To reduce CH4 in the production of seaweed.
【题源】https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/feeding-seaweed-to-cows-could-curb-their-methane-laden-burps
【答案】A
【解析】根据第一段 And less burping could mean slowing down climate change globally. 可知，打嗝次数的减少可能意味着全球气候变化的减缓。从而可知，Roque的研究目的是为了通过在奶牛饲料中加入海藻手段调节奶牛饮食，减少奶牛打嗝时释放出的CH4，从而减缓全球变暖。
62. According to Paragraph 2, the 2016 and 2019 studies were imperfect as they failed to find out ________.
A. why CH4 was more harmful than CO2 in climate change
B. which seaweed worked best in cutting CH4 production
C. whether seaweed would work in practical cow feeding
D. what was the right proportion of seaweed in cows’ diets
【答案】C
【解析】根据第二段But questions remained about the seaweed’s effectiveness in actual cow stomachs.可知，但问题是，这种海藻在牛胃里的效果到底如何。从而可知，2016年和2019年的研究并不完美，因为他们未能查明海藻是否适用于实际的奶牛喂养。
63. Future research will probably not deal with ________.
A. how to grow seaweed on farmland economically
B. how to bring out the best function of the seaweed
C. how to prevent beef and milk from tasting weird
D. how to lengthen the store time of seaweed feed
【答案】A
【解析】根据文章最后一段Roque says she’s regularly contacted by annoying businessmen who want her help to mass produce the seaweed for global animal consumption....“Unfortunately, I’m an animal biologist and not a sea biologist.”可知，Roque说，一些烦人的商人经常联系她，希望她帮助大规模生产海草，供全球动物食用。不幸的是，她是一名动物生物学家，而不是海洋生物学家。从而可推断出，未来的研究可能不会涉及如何在农田里经济地种植海藻。
64. Roque’s response to the businessmen indicates that ________.
A. she regrets not having studied seaweeds
B. she is willing to offer more help to them
C. she is negative about the cow feed market
D. she is not interested in farming seaweed
【答案】D
【解析】根据最后一段she’s regularly contacted by annoying businessmen who want her help to mass produce the seaweed for global animal consumption.可知，些烦人的商人经常联系她，希望她帮忙大规模生产海草，供全球动物食用。从而可推断出，Roque对大规模种植海藻以获取经济利益不感兴趣。

D
We were five minutes into a severe winter storm—approaching Boston’s Logan International Airport—when I turned to the woman next to me and said, “Hey, would you mind chatting with me for a few minutes?” My seatmate seemed friendly and I suddenly felt desperate for a human connection.
“Sure. My name is Sue,” the woman replied, smiling warmly. “What brings you to Boston?” I started to explain that I was on a business trip. Then the plane trembled violently, and I blurted out, “I might need to hold your hand too.” Sue took my hand in both of hers, patted it, and held on tight.
Sometimes a stranger can significantly improve our day. ① A pleasant meeting with someone we don’t know, even an unspoken exchange, can calm us when no one else is around. It may get us out of our own heads—a proven mood lifter—and help broaden our vision. Sandstrom, a psychologist and senior lecturer at the University of Essex, has found that people’s moods improve after they have a conversation with a stranger. And yet most of us resist talking to people we don’t know or barely know. We worry about how to start, maintain, or stop it. We think we will keep talking and disclose too much, or not talk enough. We are afraid we will bore the other person. We’re typically wrong.
② In a study in which Sandstrom asked participants to talk to at least one stranger a day for five days, 99 percent said they had found at least one of the exchanges pleasantly surprising, 82 percent said they’d learned something from one of the strangers, 43 percent had exchanged contact information, and 40 percent had communicated with one of the strangers again.
③ Multiple studies show that people who interact regularly with passing acquaintances or who engage with others through community groups, religious gatherings, or volunteer opportunities have better emotional and physical health and live longer than those who do not. One person took up the cello after chatting with a woman on the subway who was carrying one. Another recalled how the smile of a fruit salesman from whom he regularly bought bananas made him feel less lonely after he’d first arrived in a new city.
④ When Sue took my hand on that scary flight to Boston, I almost wept with relief. “Hey, this is a little bumpy, but we will be on the ground safely soon,” she told me. She looked so encouraging, and confident. I asked her what she did for a living. “I’m a retired physical education teacher, and I coached women’s volleyball,” she said. Immediately, I could see what an awesome coach she must have been.
When we said goodbye, I gave Sue a big hug and my card. A few days later, I received an e-mail with the subject line “Broken hand on Jet Blue.” “I have to admit that I was just as scared as you were but did not say it,” Sue wrote. “I just squeezed your hand as hard as I could. Thank you for helping me through this very scary situation.” She added that when she’d told her friends about our conversation, they teased her because they know she loves to talk. I told my friends about Sue too. I explained how kind she was to me, and what I learned: It’s OK to ask for help from a stranger if you need it. Now if I mention to my friends that I am stressed or worried, they respond, “Just think of Sue!”
65. The writer struck up a conversation with her seatmate because ________.
A. they were heading for the same city on business
B. she was in urgent need of emotional comfort
C. the plane’s abrupt movement was unbearable
D. the woman was friendlier than other passengers
【题源】https://www.rd.com/advice/connect-with-strangers/
【答案】B
【解析】根据第一段My seatmate seemed friendly and I suddenly felt desperate for a human connection. 可知，我的邻座看起来很友好，我突然感到渴望与人交流。从而可知，作者与邻座的人攀谈起来，因为她迫切需要情感上的安慰。
66. What benefit does a pleasant exchange with strangers bring us?
A. It lights up our otherwise unsuccessful life.
B. It saves us the trouble of talking too much.
C. It improves our ability to think and understand.
D. It guarantees us a lasting feeling of happiness.
【答案】C
【解析】根据文章第三段A pleasant meeting with someone we don’t know, even an unspoken exchange, can calm us when no one else is around.可知，与不认识的人进行一次愉快的会面，甚至是一次心照不宣的交流，都能在周围没有其他人的时候让我们平静下来。从而可知，与人交谈可以让自己受到激励，调整独处时的情绪，帮助我们冷静下来，即提高了思考与理解他人的能力。
67. Why does the writer mention the study conducted by Sandstrom?
A. To present the benefits of interacting with acquaintances.
B. To show it lifts mood to make and meet with new friends.
C. To stress it is necessary to associate with unknown people.
D. To relieve anxiety about communicating with strangers.
【答案】D
【解析】根据第四段在Sandstrom的研究中，99%的人说他们已经发现至少一次令人惊讶的交流，82%的人说他们从其中一个陌生人那学到东西，43%有交换联系信息，40%的人再一次与其中一个陌生人进行交流可知，与陌生人交流能带来带来很多好处。而第三段我们大多数人都不愿意和不认识或几乎不认识的人交谈。我们担心如何开始。维持和结束谈话。我们认为我们会继续谈论和透露太多，或说得不够多。我们害怕会使对方感到厌烦。从而可以推断出，作者提到Sandstrom做的研究旨在缓解与陌生人交流的焦虑。
68. The sentence “You don’t even have to talk to complete strangers to obtain the benefit” can be put in ________.
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
【答案】C
【解析】放在③的位置，回应上文与陌生人交谈的好处，引出下文哪怕不是认识新的人，保持一个规律的与外界、他人的接触也有益于身心健康。
69. What does the underlined sentence imply?
A. The writer was impressed with Sue’s ability to inspire others.
B. The writer herself could have been a volleyball player.
C. Sue possessed obvious characters of a qualified PE teacher.
D. Sue became the coach of the writer as a consequence.
【答案】A
【解析】根据文章内容可知，作者对Sue 的出现和帮助十分感激，sue 的出现和帮助给予作者鼓舞。从而可推断出划线句暗示Sue鼓舞他人的能力给作者留下了深刻的印象。
70. How did the writer probably feel while reading Sue’s email?
A.Regretful. B. Surprised. C. Disappointed. D. Satisfied.
【答案】B
【解析】根据最后一段作者的叙述可知，作者对Sue 的态度是积极的，而且对她的回复也感到很欣喜；同时此处表明两人为彼此的鼓舞而快乐惊喜。
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：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
Orchids’ Secret
Orchids(兰花) are some of the most rare and delicate species in all of nature. For hundreds of years orchids have been prized discoveries of collectors and adventurers hoping to find new and diverse kinds of the flower. “Orchid hunters” went looking for the mysterious orchids and brought back new types to sell. However, many of them met with tragedy instead. Dozens of hunters were killed by accidents or diseases or murder. Others became food for horrible creatures.
While the plants have long been valued for their beauty, they may be even more important to science and our understanding of co-evolution. Unlike plants that can self-pollinate(自我授粉), orchids need very specific insects or birds to spread their pollen. The process by which insects, the wind, or birds spread the pollen of different flowers is called pollination. Pollen is a powder produced by plants that contains their genetic material. In order for the plants to reproduce, the pollen must be physically moved to the flower’s stigma(花的柱头), which contains an egg. Now the fertilized egg can become a seed. Birds and insects can pollinate plants by touching many different flowers and spreading the pollen around.
Orchids evolved to attract insects and birds. Because there are many different species of orchid, there are also many different ways the orchids attract their pollinators. Orlean explains that “many species look so much like their favorite insects that an insect mistakes them for its relatives, and when it lands on the flower to visit, pollen sticks to its body. Another orchid imitates the shape of something that a pollinating insect likes to kill... Other species look like the mate of their pollinator, so the bug tries to mate with one orchid and then another… and spreads pollen from flower to flower each hopeless time.”
Other orchids don’t use their shape at all, but rather produce specialized smells to attract specific insects, such as bees, beetles or flies. Some orchids smell like cake, some like chocolate, and some like rotting meat. All these smells may seem weird, but they exist to attract creatures to their pollen and help the orchids survive.
Orchids provide new angles for the research into plant and animal evolution on the earth. The strategies to attract insects and spread their flowers’ pollen go on and on. Each family of orchids has a unique kind of insect or bird that visits their flowers, as well as its own way of attracting them. It has worked, too. Orchid species number more than 25,000 worldwide, which is more kinds of species than any other flower on the planet, and new ones are still being found.
Orchids and the insects that pollinate them are one of the most amazing examples of evolution. By tricking the insects that collect its pollen, the orchid has survived since the time of the dinosaurs.
Main points
Supporting details
Orchids are rare and delicate.
● Orchid hunters consider their discovery of great 71.__________.
● Many orchid hunters 72.__________ their lives for special orchids.
Different types of orchids have different ways to spread pollen.
Pollination is a process where the pollen, containing the genetic material of the plant, is carried to the stigma of the flower, so that the plant can 73.__________.
● Some species attract insects to land on their flowers with 74.__________ appearances to the insects.
● Some species 75.__________ what their pollinating insects want to kill.
● Some species 76.__________ their pollinator into mating with them so that the bugs can spread the pollen from flower to flower.
● 77.__________ than use their shape, other species produce special smells to attract specific pollinators.
The importance of the 78.__________ of orchids is great to scientific research.
Orchids and the insects that pollinate them are one of the most amazing examples.
● Orchids have the 79.__________ number of types among flowers on the planet.
● Nature has witnessed the 80.__________ of orchids since the time of the dinosaurs.
【题源】https://www.whitehallsd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=19046&dataid=31954&FileName=AMI DAY 1-5.docx
71. 【答案】value /importance/significance
【解析】根据第一段For hundreds of years orchids have been prized discoveries of collectors and adventurers...可知，几百年来，兰花一直是收藏家和冒险家的珍贵的发现。从而可知，此处表示采集兰花的人认为他们的发现极具价值/非常重要。故填value /importance/significance。
72. 【答案】risked/sacrificed/lost
【解析】根据第一段However, many of them met with tragedy instead. Dozens of hunters were killed by accidents or diseases or murder. Others became food for horrible creatures. 可知，然而，他们中的许多人却遭遇了悲剧。数十名猎人死于意外、疾病或谋杀。其他的则变成了可怕生物的食物。从而可知，此处表示许多兰花采集人为了特殊的兰花而冒着生命危险/失去/牺牲自己的生命。故填risked/sacrificed/lost。
73. 【答案】reproduce
【解析】根据文章第二段The process by which insects, the wind, or birds spread the pollen of different flowers is called pollination. Pollen is a powder produced by plants that contains their genetic material. In order for the plants to reproduce, the pollen must be physically moved to the flower’s stigma...可知，昆虫、风或鸟传播不同花朵的花粉的过程称为授粉。花粉是由含有遗传物质的植物产生的粉末。为了让植物繁殖，花粉必须被移到花的柱头上。从而可知，此处表示植物可以繁殖。故填reproduce。
74. 【答案】similar
【解析】根据第三段many species look so much like their favorite insects that an insect mistakes them for its relatives, and when it lands on the flower to visit, pollen sticks to its body.可知，许多物种看起来非常像它们最喜欢的昆虫，以至于昆虫把它们误认为自己的同类，当它着落在花朵上时，花粉会粘在它的身上。从而可知，此处表示一些兰花品种用与昆虫相似的外表吸引昆虫着落在他们的花朵上。故填similar。
75. 【答案】resemble/imitate
【解析】根据文章第三段Another orchid imitates the shape of something that a pollinating insect likes to kill... 可知，另一种兰花模仿了授粉昆虫喜欢杀死的某种东西的形状…。故填resemble/imitate。
76. 【答案】cheat/trick/fool
【解析】根据文章第三段Other species look like the mate of their pollinator, so the bug tries to mate with one orchid and then another…可知，其他物种看起来就像它们的传粉者的配偶，所以这种昆虫试图与一株兰花交配，然后再与另一株兰花交配…。从而可知，此处表示一些物种欺骗它们的传粉者与它们交配，这样昆虫就可以将花粉从一朵花传播到另一朵花。故填cheat/trick/fool。
77. 【答案】Rather
【解析】根据第四段Other orchids don’t use their shape at all, but rather produce specialized smells to attract specific insects...可知，其他兰花完全不用自己的形状，而是产生特殊的气味来吸引特定的昆虫…。故填Rather。Rather than...表示“而不是...”。
78. 【答案】evolution/co-evolution
【解析】根据第五段Orchids provide new angles for the research into plant and animal evolution on the earth.可知，兰花为研究地球上动植物的进化提供了新的视角。从而可知，第五、六段主要讲兰花进化的重要性对于科学研究来说是非常重要的。故填evolution/co-evolution。
79. 【答案】greatest/largest/biggest
【解析】根据第五段Orchid species number more than 25,000 worldwide, which is more kinds of species than any other flower on the planet...可知，全世界兰花的种类超过25,000种，是世界上种类最多的花。故填greatest/largest/biggest。
80. 【答案】survival/existence
【解析】根据文章最后一段By tricking the insects that collect its pollen, the orchid has survived since the time of the dinosaurs.可知，通过诱骗收集花粉的昆虫，兰花从恐龙时代就存活了下来。此处表示自恐龙时代起，兰花就在大自然中繁衍生息。故填survival/existence。
第五部分: 书面表达(满分25 分)
81. 请阅读下面文字, 并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
“The National College Entrance Examination will be postponed for a month to July 7 and 8 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak,” the Ministry of Education said.
Wang Hui, director of the ministry’s Department of College Students Affairs, said the postponement is mainly to ensure students’ safety and the fairness of the exam. More than 10.7 million students have signed up to participate in this year’s Gaokao, up by 400,000 from last year, Wang said at a news conference.
“Gaokao concerns tens of millions of students, and the ministry must adopt the most cautious plan with the least amount of risk to protect their safety as well as that of the teachers.”
Although senior high school students took online courses during the epidemic, many rural students who lacked Internet access felt disadvantaged, so the delay is to ensure they will have more time to prepare for the exam at school, he said.
Chinese people often compare the highly competitive exam to “crossing a narrow bridge”, since for many students, especially those from rural areas, enrollment at a good university is a difficult but worthwhile challenge that could shape their future.
【写作内容】
1．用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；
2．用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：
（1）结合上述信息，分析高考延期的主要原因（不少于两点）；
（2）面对高考延期，作为高三学生，你应该如何正确应对？
【写作要求】
1. 阐述观点或提供论据时, 不能直接引用原文语句；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
【题源】http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202004/01/WS5e82baaaa3101282172834d0.html
【官方范文】
To guarantee the life security of students and teachers and maintain educational equality, China has pushed its highly influential Gaokao back by one month, which is scheduled for July 7 and 8.
The factors accounting for the delay can be summarized as follows. Firstly, though the domestic epidemic has been brought under control, there still exist the risks of regional and imported outbreaks. Furthermore, compared to their peers in urban areas, the students in remote and rural areas with poor accessibility to the Internet are at a disadvantage. Hence, the delay affords them more time studying at school in preparation for the crucial examination.
As a student of Senior Three, I think that not only is the one-month postponement a challenge but it is also a golden chance to work on my weaknesses. Meanwhile, I am bound to adjust my mindset and reschedule my study plan timely, in which way I throw myself into chasing my college dream.