届广东省肇庆市高三高中毕业班第二次统一检测英语试题word版.docx

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届广东省肇庆市高三高中毕业班第二次统一检测英语试题word版

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A

肇庆市2020届高中毕业班第二次统一检测

英语

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

因测试不考听力，试卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Attractivelakesidecottagesandcabins

Lafitte’sLandingGuestQuarters,Uncertain,Texas

Therearefivecottagesfeaturinghighceilingsandspaciousbedrooms.Lafitte’sisacertifiedBackyardWildlifeHabitat,soyoudon’thavetogofarforbird-watching.Explorethelakeonasteamboat,orheadtoCaddoLakeStateParkfornightadventuressuchasOwlNightsandBatWatches.

Rates:

Summernightlyratesrangefrom$559to$1,899

LakePlacidLodge,LakePlacid,NewYork

With17cabinssittingalongtheshoresofLakePlacid,thearts-and-crafts-styleLakePlacidLodgeoffersanexcitingsummerlakeexperience.Lakefrontcabinscomeoutfittedwithhand-builtbedsandstonefireplaces.Goforahike,orhitthelakeforswimming,fishing,orboating.

Rates:

Ratesare$120pernightfordoubleoccupancy;eachadditionalpersonis$20pernight.

LakeCrescentLodge,OlympicNationalPark,Washington

ItscottagesandcabinsarelistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.Choosebetweenone-andtwo-bedroomSingerTavernCottages,orstayinthealwaysfavored（andoftenbooked）RooseveltFireplaceCabins.SpendyourdayshikinginthesurroundingOlympicNationalPark,orexploringLakeCrescentbyboat.

Rates:

Nightlyratesforcottagesandcabinsrangebetween$317and$398.

TamarackLodgeResort,MammothLakes,California

ItisonthepeacefulshoresoftheTwinLakes.ChoosebetweenrecentlybuiltDeluxeCabinsandoldwood-and-stonecabins.Swimming,fishing,boating,biking,andhikingarepopularpastimes.

Rates:

Summercabinratesrangefrom$369to$999pernight.

21.Wherecanyouobservebatsatnight?

A.AtCaddoLakeStateParkB.AtLakePlacid

C.AtOlympicNationalParkD.AttheTwinLakes

22.IfthreepeopleshareoneroominLakePlacidLodge,howmuchwilltheypay?

A.$60B.$120C.$140D.$360

23.Whichofthefollowingisdifficulttoreserve?

A.CottagesatLafitte’sLandingGuestQuarters

B.CabinsatLakePlacidLodge

C.DeluxeCabins

D.RooseveltFireplaceCabins

21．A．22．C．23D．

B

Growingup,Ithoughtmathclasswassomethingtobeendured,notenjoyed.Idislikedmemorizingformulas（公式）andtakingtests,allforthedullgoalofgettingagoodgrade.OneofmyteacherstoldmymotherthatIwas“slow”.Butmyproblemwasn'twithmathitself.Infact,whenatopicseemedparticularlyinteresting,Iwouldgotothelibraryandreadmoreaboutit.

Byhighschool,noonetoldmethatIcouldbecomeaprofessionalmathematician.WhatIwantedtodothenwastoplaycollegefootball.MyambitionwastogetanathleticscholarshiptoattendaBigTenschool.

Thechancesofthathappeningwereverylow.Butthatdidn’tstopmycoachesfromencouragingmetobelieveIcouldreachmygoal,andpreparingandpushingmetoworkforit.Theymadevideotapesofmyperformancesandsentthemtocollegecoachesaroundthecountry.Intheend,aBigTenschool,PennState,didoffermeascholarship.

Iwishmathteachersweremorelikefootballcoaches.Studentsareaffectedbymorethanjustthequalityofalessonplan.Theyalsorespondtothepassionoftheirteachersandtheengagementoftheirpeers,andtheyseekasenseofpurpose.Theybenefitfromspecificinstructionsandconstantfeedback（反馈）.

UntilIgottocollege,Ididn'treallyknowwhatmathematicswas.Istillthoughtofitaslaborious（耗时费力的）calculations.ThenmyprofessorhandedmeabookandsuggestedthatIthinkaboutaparticularproblem.Itwasn'teasy,butitwasfascinating.Myprofessorkeptgivingmeproblems,andIkeptpursuingthem,eventhoughIcouldn’talwayssolvethemimmediately.ThemathematicalresearchIwasdoinghadlittleincommonwithwhatIdidinmyhighschoolclassrooms.Instead,itwasclosertothemathandlogicpuzzlesIdidonmyownasaboy.Itgavemethatsamesenseofwonderandcuriosity,anditrewardedcreativity.IamnowaPh.DcandidateinmathematicsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.

24.Whydidthewriterthinkmathclassinschoolwas“somethingtobeendured”before

enteringcollege?

A.Becausehewasn’tinterestedinmath.

B.Becausehismathteachersdidn'tcaretopushhim.

C.Becausehewastoosmartandtalentedformathclass.

D.Becausehewastraininghardforanathleticscholarship.

25.Accordingtothewriter,studentsareaffectedbythefollowingthingsfromteachersorcoachesEXCEPT________.

A.asenseofpurposeB.constantfeedbackC.passionD.specificinstructions

26.Wecanconcludethatafterenteringcollege,thewriter________.

A.wasbusylookingformathproblemstosolve

B.studiedonhisownjustashewasinhighschool

C.metwithlaboriouscalculationsinhisstudies

D.begantorealizewhatmathematicsreallyis

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Interestisthebestteacher

B.Bethebest—youcanmakeit

C.Math,taughtlikefootball

D.Onceyourteacher,alwaysyourteacher

24．B25．A26．D

C

Youhaveprobablyreadaboutrobotsreplacinghumanlaborasaneweraofautomationtakesrootinoneindustryafteranother.Butanewreportsuggestshumansarenottheonlyoneswhomightlosetheirjobs.

InNewZealand,farmersareusingdrones（无人机）toherdandmonitorcowsandsheep,takingupapositionthathighlyintelligentdogshaveheldformorethanacentury.Therobotshavenotreplacedthedogsentirely,RadioNewZealandreports,buttheyhaveappropriated（盗用）oneoftheanimal’smostpowerfultools:

barking.TheDJIMavicEnterprise,a$3,500dronefavoredbyfarmers,hasafeaturethatletsthemachinerecordsoundsandplaythemoveraloudspeaker,givingthemachinetheabilitytoactasthedogs.

CoreyLambeth,ashepherdonafarm,toldRNZthemachinesaresurprisinglyeffective.“That’stheonethingI’venoticedwhenyou’removingcowsthattheoldcowsstanduptothedogs,butwiththedrones,they’veneverdonethat,”hesaid,notingthedronesmovecowsfaster,withlessstress,thanthedogsdo.

Thedronescomeinhandyformorethanjustherding（放牧）cowsandsheep.Therobotsallowfarmerstomonitortheirlandfromafar,monitoringwaterandfeedlevelsandcheckingontheanimals’healthwithoutdisturbingthem.JasonRentoultoldRNZthatatwo-hourherdingjobthatusedtorequiretwopeopleandtwoteamsofdogscouldbeaccomplishedin45minutesusingasingledrone.“Beingahillyfarmwherealotofstuffisdoneonfoot,thedronesreallysavedalotofmanhours,”hesaid.

Fornow,farmerssay,thereisstillaneedforherdingdogs,primarilybecausetheyhavealongerlifespanthandrones,canworkinbadweatheranddonotrequireanelectricalsocketeveryfewhourstorecharge.

28.Whatisthemainadvantageofthedronesoverherdingdogs?

A.Thedronescantakeupajobthatthedogshardlydowellanylonger.

B.Thedronescanfrightentheoldcowswhicharenotafraidofthedogs.

C.Thedronescanfinishaherdingjobmoreefficientlythanthedogs.

D.Thedronescanworkonahillyfarmandextremeweatherwhilethedogscan’t.

29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Herdingdogswillgraduallylosetheirpositiononthefarmland.

B.Thedronescanonlycopythedogs'barkingwiththecurrenttechnology.

C.Thedronesaremulti-functionalandleavetheanimalsundisturbed.

D.ThemarketfortheDJIMavicEnterpriseisprettysmallbecauseofitshighprice.

30.Accordingtothepassage,whycan’tthedronesreplacethedogsentirely?

A.Becausethedronescan'tbarkasloudlyasthedogsdo.

B.Becausecowsarenotusedtoseeingthedrones.

C.Becausethedronesaremuchmoreexpensivethantheanimal.

D.Becausethedrones’powerislimitedandtheyneedchargingfromtimetotime.

31.What is the author’s attitude towardsthedronesinthepassage?

A.supportiveB.objectiveC.criticalD.doubtful

28．C．29．C．30．D．31．B．

D

RecentlyIrolledintoalocalrestauranttotryanImpossibleBurger,anall-plantpatty（人造肉饼）inventedbyImpossibleFoods.It’swellknownforhavinganstrangelychewy（有咀嚼感）,evenbloody,meat-likequality,asurprisingverisimilitude（逼真）thathasmadeit“perhapsthecountry’smostfamousburger,”asNewYorkmagazinewrote.Onebiteintoitswonderful,smokytasteand,damn,Iwasconvinced.

Thisisgoodnews,becausethetimehascometoconsumefakemeat.Inthefightagainstclimatechange,meatreplacementissomethingwecantry.AUniversityofOxfordstudyrecentlyfoundthat,tokeepglobalwarmingbelow2degreesthiscentury,weneedtobeeating75percentlessbeefand90percentlesspork.

However,dietsareculturallyenshrined,sochangingthemwillbehard.Itisn’teasytoreplace75to90percentofbeefandporkwithfakemeat.ThefirsttasteofanImpossibleBurger—amomentwhenlowexpectationsworkapowerfulmagicintheproduct’sfavor—isonething.Buthowdoyoukeepmeat-eatersaskingformoreaftertheirsixth,andtheir26th？

Togettotruemassadoption,fakemeatwillneedtocompetefavorablywiththerealthingonmultiplefronts.ImpossibleFoods’goalistodrivethepriceofitsproductbelowthatofSafeway’s80/20hamburgermeat,atwhichpointpeoplewillsimplyvotewiththeirwallets.Thenewindustryalsowantstoimproveonanimalfleshinvariousways.Fakemeathasanadvantageovertraditionalmeatbecause“youwon’tneedtorefrigerateit”cofounderNikoKoffemansays.Plus,custom（定制的）productioncouldimprovechoice