江苏省南京市玄武区2020届高三考前最后一卷
英 语
（满分：120分钟，考试时间：120分）
第I卷 (选择题，共85分)
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纸上。
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．Why does the man need a map?
A．To tour Manchester. B．To find a restaurant. C．To learn about China.
2．What does the woman want to do for vacation?
A．Go to the beach. B．Travel to Colorado. C．Learn to snowboard.
3．What will the man probably do?
A．Take the job. B．Refuse the offer. C．Change the working hours.
4．What does the woman say about John?
A．He won’t wait for her.
B．He won't come home today.
C．He won’t be on time for dinner.
5．What will the speakers probably do next?
A．Order some boxes. B．Go home and rest. C．Continue working.
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和第7题。
6．How does the woman usually go to work?
A．By car. B．By bus. C．By train.
7．What do the speakers agree about taking the train?
A．It is safer. B．It is faster. C．It is cheaper.
听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。
8．What does the man suggest the woman do?
A．Save up for the car.
B．Go to another car dealer.
C．Ask someone to check the car.
9．What is the salesman going to do?
A．Give a discount. B．Stick to a high price. C．Ask for cash payment.
10．How will the man help the woman?
A．Lend money to her. B．Drive her car home. C．Take care of her car.
听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。
11．What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?
A．Fairly low. B．Just Okay. C．Very high.
12．What does the woman spend most on?
A．Meals. B．Trains. C．Clothes.
13．What does the woman do in her free time?
A．See films. B．Travel around. C．Go for a drink.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．What will Rebecca do on June 12?
A．Go on a business trip.
B．Organize a trade exhibition.
C．Meet the people from Head Office.
15. What is John preparing for the meeting?
A．A report. B．A timetable. C．A speech.
16．When do the speakers decide to have the meeting?
A．On June 3. B．On June 10. C．On June 17.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day?
A．Stay to help her friend. B．Walk alone to her car. C．Wait for the train to stop.
18．What can we learn about the speaker then?
A．She worked at a hotel.
B．She had bought a new car.
C．She was having a baby soon.
19．Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger?
A．At a crossroads. B．In front of a hotel. C．Besides a car park.
20．What does the speaker talk about?
A．An exciting lunch party.
B．A well-known short story.
C．An unforgettable experience.
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。
21. —What did you do last weekend?
—Oh, nothing______.
A. much B. else C. ever D. yet
22. I think Mrs. Stark could be ______ between 50 and 60 years of age.
A. anywhere B. anybody C. anyhow D. anything
23. Exactly ______ the potato was introduced into Europe is uncertain, but it was probably around 1565.
A. whether B. why C. when D. how
24. —Jack, I’d like to have your opinions about my written report.
—______. But I have one suggestion.
A. That’s a good idea
B. You are too modest
C. It looks fine to me
D. You should check it first
25. —I spent two weeks in London last summer.
—Then you must have visited the British Museum during your stay, ______you?
A. mustn’t B. haven’t C. didn’t D. hadn’t
26. She drove so fast at the turn that the car almost went ______ the road.
A. on B. along C. from D. off
27. I’ve ordered some pizza, so we ______ worry about cooking when we get home tired.
A. can’t B. dare not C. needn’t D. may not
28. I’ll be out for some time. ______anything important happens, call me up immediately.
A. In case B. As if C. Even though D. Now that
29. Until now, we have raised 50, 000 pounds for the poor children, ______is quite unexpected.
A. that B. which C. who D. it
30. The climate here is quite pleasant, the temperature rarely, ______, reaching 30℃ in summer.
A. if not B. if ever C. if any D. if so
31. Among the many dangers ______ sailors have to face, probably the greatest of all is fog.
A. which B. what C. where D. when
32. You will never gain success ______ you are fully devoted to your work.
A. when B. because C. after D. unless
33. —Lydia, what did our headteacher say just now?
—Every boy and every girl as well as the teachers who to lead the group asked to be at the school gate before 6: 30 in the morning.
A. is; is B. are; are C. are; is D. is; are
34. — Why is the chemical plant closed?
— Because large quantities of waste water ______ into the Yangtze River.
A. has been releasedB. is being released
C. was released D. have been released
35. Don’t use your mobile phone while charging, ______ you may be shocked by electricity.
A. or B. and C. but D. yet
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。
My parents are from South Africa, and I’m a vegetarian, which no one in my small hometown in Washington understood. I always felt 36 from everybody else at school. As hard as I tried to keep myself 37 , I started getting bullied(霸凌). I 38 who I was, wore really plain clothes, and tied up my bright red hair and 39 I wouldn’t attract as much attention. Eventually, I 40 to an arts high school, which was much more 41 . There, I felt brave enough to show off the unique sides of my 42 and made friends who loved me for who I was.
More recently, I’ve 43 with confidence in my skin. When I moved to L. A. , I started getting bad cystic acne(痤疮). I didn’t want to go outside, and if I had to, I would 44 makeup. I’ve learned that you can’t 45 control your skin, but you can control how you treat yourself. When I tell myself I’m beautiful, or take a(n) 46 few minutes for skin care, I wake up the next morning feeling 47 .
A lot of Riverdale fans made the 48 that I was as mean as Cheryl when the show was first 49 , so I started a YouTube channel for them to get to know my true 50 . And so many of them ask for advice about how to 51 bullying. Playing a 52 girl has helped me see the reasons I was bullied. I tell them, whoever is treating you that way is 53 something, and it has nothing to do with you. Like for Cheryl, every time her 54 erupts, it has to do with how she’s feeling about herself rather than the other characters. Cheryl behaves in a way that 55 her wealth and upbringing, a privileged daughter of a businessman.
My motto: If you take care of yourself, you’ll always feel confident and happy.
36．A．absent B．free C．distinctD．immune
37．A．active B．unique C．unnoticedD．ambitious
38．A．hid B．displayed C．rememberedD．forgot
39．A．yet B．thus C．moreoverD．meanwhile
40．A．submitted B．transported C．slippedD．transferred
41．A．persuasive B．inclusive C．expensiveD．negative
42．A．hair B．origin C．personalityD．identity
43．A．gone B．met C．startedD．struggled
44．A．abuse B．absorb C．attachD．apply
45．A．constantly B．strictly C．hardlyD．loosely
46．A．spare B．extra C．preciousD．unhappy
47．A．nervous B．depressed C．contentD．ridiculous
48．A．presentation B．explanation C．definitionD．assumption
49．A．aired B．scheduled C．designedD．adapted
50．A．strengths B．charms C．valuesD．characters
51．A．handle B．relieve C．clarifyD．monitor
52．A．popular B．mean C．foreignD．sensitive
53．A．seeing through B．falling through C．putting throughD．going through
54．A．violence B．excitement C．curiosityD．anxiety
55．A．multiplies B．shares C．reflectsD．decreases
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四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there’s always a temptation(诱惑)to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.
Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest book The Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science revealed about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren’t?
To answer these questions, Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplines(学科). Considering this, you might expect the book to be a dry recitation of facts. But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox(非常规的), and perhaps unfortunate, way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader’s attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development, and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.
On the whole, Brooks’ story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie elsewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks’ attempt to translate his tale into science.
56. The author mentions the functions of science at the beginning of the passage to______.
A. illustrate where science can be applied
B. demonstrate the value of Brooks’ new book
C. remind the reader of the importance of science
D. explain why many writers use science in their works
57. According to the author, which of the following could be a strength of the book?
A. Its strong basis. B. Its convincing points.
C. Its clear writing. D. Its memorable characters.
58. What is the author’s general attitude towards the book?
A. Contradictory. B. Supportive. C. Cautious. D. Critical.
59. What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph?
A. Problems with the book.
B. Brooks’ life experiences.
C. Death of the characters.
D. Brooks’ translation skills.
B
From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation. When children are little we make them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading. This means that when they don’t know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.
One day soon after school had started, I said to them, “Now I’m going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that’s enough for me. Also I’m not going to ask you what words mean.”
The children sat stunned and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, “Mr. Holt, do you really mean that?” I said just as seriously, “I mean every word of it.”
During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk. From a glimpse of the illustrations I thought I knew what the book was. I said to myself, “It can’t be,” and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick, in the edition with woodcuts. I said, “Don’t you find parts of it rather heavy going?” She answered, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part.”
This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom is—an exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else. How different is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of “understanding” that can be dug out of a book.
60. According to the passage, children’s fear and dislike of books may result from______.
A. reading little and thinking little
B. reading often and adventurously
C. being made to read too much
D. being made to read aloud before others
61. The teacher told his students to read______.
A. for enjoyment
B. for knowledge
C. for a larger vocabulary
D. for higher scores in exams
62. Upon hearing the teacher’s talk, the children probably felt that______.
A. it sounded stupid
B. it was not surprising at all
C. it sounded too good to be true
D. it was no different from other teachers’ talk
63. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage?
A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.
B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.
C. She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.
D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.
64. From the teacher’s point of view, ______.
A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while reading
B. children should be left to decide what to read and how to read
C. reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in school
D. reading involves understanding every little piece of information
C
More students than ever before are taking a gap year(间隔年) before going to university. It used to be called the “year off” between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated(起源) with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.
This year, 25, 310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance provided by the University and College Admissions Service(UCAS).
That is a record 14. 7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well-planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible,” he said.
But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students(NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship—young people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to ￡15, 000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation periods, ”he said.
65. What do we learn about the gap year from the text?
A. It is flexible in length.
B. It is a time for relaxation.
C. It is increasingly popular.
D. It is required by universities.
66. According to Tony Higgins, students taking a gap year______.
A. are better prepared for college studies
B. know a lot more about their future jobs
C. are more likely to leave university in debt
D. have a better chance to enter top universities
67. How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon?
A. He’s puzzled. B. He’s worried. C. He’s surprised. D. He’s annoyed.
68. What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?
A. Attend additional courses.
B. Make plans for the new term.
C. Earn money for their education.
D. Prepare for their graduate studies.
D
There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide. Each individual(个体的) ant hardly weighs anything, but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind. They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles. For animals their size, ants have been astonishingly successful, largely due to their wonderful social behavior.
In colonies(群体) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions, they organize their lives with a clear division of labor. Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization. Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend primarily on pheromones(外激素), chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony. When an ant finds food, it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is. When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying, it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.
In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal. They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target. Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.
Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs. Because they think as one, they have a collective(集体的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.
69. We can learn from the passage that ants are______.
A. not willing to share food
B. not found around the poles
C. more successful than all other animals
D. too many to achieve any level of organization
70. Ants can use pheromones for______.
A. escape B. communication
C. warning enemiesD. arranging labor
第Ⅱ卷 (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：每个空格只填一个单词。
Marketers have more options in today’s increasingly multilingual society — a variety of electronic and print media can address groups of consumers in different languages. Various factors influence the choice of media and language. In some cases, it’s simply practical to advertise in the consumer’s native language, particularly if many of the consumers in this group are primarily monolingual. In other cases, by advertising on, say, a Spanish television channel in the US, an advertiser may earn the respect of the consumer by addressing him in his native language, as well as develop positive associations with the medium and its unique content. Now, marketers have another factor to consider when deciding where to advertise and in what language. A paper. Do bilinguals have two personalities? A special case of cultural frame switching published by researchers at the University of Texas, shows that bilingual individuals exhibit different personality characteristics when speaking different languages.
Lead researcher Nairan Ramirez-Esparza, tested individuals who were bilingual in English and Spanish for various personality traits, and found that the subjects answered the questions differently when asked in English and Spanish. The new work built on past research showed the values of subjects changed when they were surrounded by stimuli from different cultures.
How can marketers take advantage of “cultural frame switching”? It may sound challenging without specific research, but at least for Spanish, English bilinguals in the US, there is now some hard data on the language-related personality shift. Extrapolating to other language combinations may be possible, too. Since the Spanish/English bilingual results seem to be in agreement with testing of monolingual Spanish and English speakers, language-specific testing of bilingual subjects may not be essential to get an idea of what kind of cultural frame switching might occur in other bilingual combinations. Rather, comparing known personality differences for each language/ culture would give an indication of the differences bilingual individuals would exhibit.
I think it would be a mistake to over-emphasize this phenomenon over other criteria affecting the selection of appropriate media and language to reach a target market. Clearly, the major considerations of demographics (人口统计资料), perception of the medium, language fluency, etc. should remain major factors. Besides, the language-driven cultural frame switching may not make much difference to many products or services. If the product does attract one cultural personality more, though, it may make sense to exploit that difference of the other decision criteria are more or less equivalent.
The researchers point out that the differences aren’t great. Even if slight, though, the differences are noticeable.
Cultural Frame Switching: Different Language, Different Personality
Concept of cultural frame switchingCultural frame switching refers to the phenomenon of shifting from one cultural mindset to another when people are 71 to their new cultural environment.
Applications of cultural frame switchingCultural frame switching is a factor marketers now take into 72 to reach target customers.
Personality shift proves to be 73 for Spanish/ English bilinguals, which makes it not 74 to do language-specific testing of bilingual subjects.
Looking for the known personality differences between each language/culture would give marketers a better 75 of how bilingual individuals would 76 in two different cultures.
Facts about cultural frame switchingIt’s wrong to put too much 77 on the functions of cultural frame switching.
Compared with other criteria, the language-driven cultural frame switching simply plays a (n) 78 role in marketing success.
Providing that a product 79 to a certain cultural personality more, the difference is worth employing.
ConclusionThe effect different languages have on personality is 80 but noticeable.
第五部分 书面表达(满分25分)
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。
My friend Maria and I got our degrees at the same time—hers in Engineering, mine in Mathematics. These subjects, in case you aren’t aware, are tough! There were classes we really had to struggle with, fight to get through, and survived only by digging our fingers in with everything we had. Along the way, many of the people who started at the same time dropped out, changed majors, etc. They quit. Maria and I didn’t and we have degrees to show for it.
Maria and I came up with a saying, “We’re not quitters, we’re failures!” We’d rather fail a class three times and eventually pass it than quit and resign ourselves to the idea that we “just can’t get it”．That kind of sob story defeatism has to be removed from your mind. While there are things that you can’t do—like flying via pixie dust—you can have most of the things you want in life, but only if you treat failure as a part of the learning process. If you see failure as an end, that makes you a quitter.
【写作内容】
1．用约30个词概括上述信息的主要内容；
2．用约120个词以“We’re not quitters, we’re failures！”为话题阐述你对该篇文章的理解。
【写作要求】
1．写作过程中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。
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