广东省六校高三第二次联考英语试题

2020届广东六校高三第二次联考试题

英语试题

试卷共12页，卷面满分120分，折算成135分计入总分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、

草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效。

3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡

的非答题区域均无效。

4.考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。

第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

With all the attention Thanksgiving and Christmas get from travellers, it’s easy to overlook Halloween as a destination holiday. While a few cities provide a ghostly atmosphere all year round, annual festivals, theme park pop-up events and other haunted happenings elsewhere have helped make the holiday a travel mini-season all its own.

New Orleans

Home to year-round cemetery walks, New Orleans is among the cities that naturally harmonize with Halloween. Worth noting every October is the family-friendly Halloween parade, happening this year on Oct. 21, with floats devoted to themes like werewolves and vampires. Float riders throw locally made candies to the crowd. New Orleans hosts plenty of after-event-parties, but the procession itself draws all ages in costume.

Whitby, England

This picturesque town on England’s Yorkshire coast is considered to be the home of Dracula, though in a different way. Bram Stoker spent just a month in Whitby, but those four weeks in July and August 1890 were important in the creation of his most famous book, “Dracula”, which was published in 1897. Whitby celebrated the 125th anniversary of Stoker’s visit in 2015, but this year you can see the skeletal remains of Whitby Abbey illuminated throughout the final week of October.

Salem, Massachusetts

Home to the infamous witch trials of the early 1690s, it should come as no surprise that this town is a hotbed for Halloween activity. One way Salem builds on its spectral past is with the nearly month-long festival of the Dead. Events starting from mid-October this year include psychic readings, mourning-themed tea and on Halloween night, a witches gathering.

Orlando, Florida

The home of Disney World and Universal Studios goes all-out with huge Halloween events. Universal this year will hold its 27th Halloween Horror Night on Oct. 30, a seasonal pop-up featuring haunted houses and “scareactors” employed to frighten visitors. P lus, there are many other activities like trick-or-treating, Disney character encounters, a Halloween ball and fireworks.

21. Which of the following is most recommended for a family going together?

A. New Orleans.

B. Whitby, England.

C. Salem, Massachusetts.

D. Orlando, Florida.

22. Where do Halloween activities last the longest this year?

A. New Orleans.

B. Whitby, England.

C. Salem, Massachusetts.

D. Orlando, Florida.

23. What can you do in Orlando, Florida ?

A. Have mourning-themed tea.

B. Enjoy dancing.

C. Watch Disney movies.

D. See skeletal remains.

B

A cloudless Southern California sky looms over the Pro Park Course for the Pro Skate Park Series. Here to compete are some of the top female skaters in the world. The women skaters range in age from early adolescence to early 30s, but in a sport that embraces youth, there is one who stands out. At 8 years old, Sky Brown, would be the youngest skater, male or female, ever to compete at this series.

She is known to some — a minor star of the viral age. When her first video was posted to YouTube, Sky initially gained a little internet fame as a premature and level-headed 4-year-old —highly intelligent, well-spoken beyond her years, hugely talented, and yet grounded. Four years later, it was announced that she would be competing at Huntington Beach. Still, the question remains: Is she truly ready, or will this be another case where reality comes crashing down hard on all the hype?

And then, it turns out to be anything but. Sky goes out and presents one surprise after another.

Commentators Neal Hendrix and Chris Pastras are left in awe, “H alf of the pros can't do.” The only thing that makes the prodigy look like a kid is her size. In every other regard, she holds her own with skaters 10 and 20 years her senior. Before the competition at Huntington, Sky was a curiosity. After, she is a competitor.

Sky's first memory of a skateboard is seeing her father, Stuart, doing a few tricks in front of the family home. “It always looked really fun,” says Sky. “I just kept begging to try it.” Sky progressed quickly, although she never had a formal coach. Somehow she just had the knack. Every movement, every shift in weight, every push and pull of body on board, she absorbed. Then, she did it herself.

“You get so close to making it,” she says of her process, “and think you're about to land it, and then it takes you 100 more times. I'm always saying to my parents, 'Just one last try.'” If anyone was pushing, striving to get better, it was Sky herself, learning new tricks the same way everyone else does — by trying, failing, falling, and getting back up again.

24. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?

A. To show Sky’s early experience.

B. To show Sky’s talents from varied aspects.

C. To show the public’s doubt about Sky’s competence.

D. To show the public’s recognition of Sky’s performances.

25. What do we know about Sky?

A. She equals the senior skaters in the competition.

B. She looks like a professional skater in terms of her figure.

C. She participates in a competition inappropriate for the young.

D. She has already become a household name before the competition.

26. What is the main reason for Sky’s achievements?

A. Her parents push her too hard.

B. She practices hard and never quits.

C. Her coach is very strict with her.

D. Her father exerts a strong influence on her.

27. What is the best title for the text?

A. A Rocky Road Leads to Internet Fame

B. A Strong Competitor Stands out from Crowd

C. An 8-year-old Skater Amazes the World

D. A Wonder Shows at the Pro Skate Park Series

C

In 1992, Teen Talk Barbie was released with the controversial voice fragment, “Math class is hard.”While the toy's release met with strong public reaction, this underlying assumption persists, spreading the myth that women do not thrive in science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields due to biological inadequacies in math aptitude. However, in 2019 Jessica Cantlon at Carnegie Mellon University led a research team that comprehensively examined the brain development of young boys and girls and found no gender difference in brain function or math ability.

Cantlon and her team conducted the first neuroimaging study to evaluate biological gender differences in math aptitude of young children. Her team used functional MRI（核磁共振）to measure the brain activity in 104 young children (3-to-10-year-old; 55 girls) while watching an educational video covering early math topics, like counting and addition. The researchers compared scans from the boys and girls to evaluate brain similarity. In addition, the team examined brain maturity by comparing the children's scans to those taken from a group of adults (63 adults; 25 women) who watched the same math videos.

After numerous statistical comparisons, Cantlon and her team found no difference in the brain development of girls and boys. In addition, the researchers found no difference in how boys and girls processed math skills and were equally engaged while watching the educational videos. Finally, boys' and girls' brain maturity were statistically equivalent when compared to either men or women in the adult group.

Cantlon said she thinks society and culture are likely steering girls and young women away from math and STEM fields, as previous studies show that families spend more time with young boys in play that involves spatial cognition（空间认知）. “Typical socialization can make worse small differences between boys and girls that can snowball into how we treat them in science and math,” Cantlon said. “We need to be aware of these origins to ensure we aren't the ones causing the gender inequi ties.”

However, this project is focused on early childhood development using a limited set of math tasks. Cantlon wants to continue this work using a broader scope of math skills, such as spatial processing and memory, and follow the children over many years.

28. What can we infer about the toy’s release?

A. It has raised a storm of applause.

B. Girls perform no worse than boys in math.

C. Math is a subject difficult to every one of us.

D. Women are born with insufficient math abilities.

29. What can we learn from the study conducted by Cantlon?

A. Boys process math skills more quickly than girls.

B. Boys and girls have similar brain in math abilities.

C. Boys and girls have similar interest in math.

D. Adults have better brain than children in math.

30. What will Cantlon most likely agree with?

A. Parents should lengthen the time spent with girls.

B. Society is causing a greater gender difference in math abilities.

C. Culture plays a leading role in children’s brain development.

D. We should cultivate boys’ and girls’ math abilities equally.

31. How will Cantlon further her research?

A. By using a wider range of math skills.

B. By involving a broader scope of subjects.

C. By increasing the complexity of math tasks.

D. By following the children until their adulthood.

D

Jonathan Agnew recently described “unofficial interviews” as those where you agree that it’s “between you and I”. And a Times journalist wrote about someone who had “made Jenny and I feel so welcome”. They are both i ntelligent people with the ability to express ideas fluently and logically. And yet they wrote “I” where they meant “me”.

It’s happening more and more. We are scared of the mistake like “Terry and me went to the pub”. We’ve all been taught that it should be “Terry and I went to the pub”. Plus we’ve heard the Queen say “my husband and I” a lot. So we begin to use “and I” even when it should be “and me”.

But my point here is not to support the correct usage. It’s the opposite: I want to reject the idea that t here’s such a thing as “correct” English at all. Language isn’t like maths, where you can show that two plus two is four. Language has no fundamental rights and wrongs, only conventions. You cannot definitively prove that any are “right” and others “wrong”.

Sometimes correct language sounds absurd. Look at Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education,

Children’s Services and Skills) who came up with a new rule. Primary school children now have to be taught that “inverted commas” is right, while “speech marks” is wrong. You and I know that those terms are interchangeable. And the child who looks at those marks on the page can see that both make perfect sense. T hat’s because a primary school child is more intelligent than the Ofsted turkey who came up with this rule.

As the teacher who told me about the ludicrous rule pointed out, there is no doubt that in a few years’ time, the “incorrect” term will become the “correct” one. But the truly horrible thing about an education system like this is that it destroys chil dren’s love of language. It tells them they have to worry about rules, instead of encouraging them to read and write for its own sake. Let them read for fun and they’ll absorb the rules —or conventions —anyway. Have them shaking in fear about English tests, and you’ll increase their insecurity about getting language “right”.

Then one day that insecurity will have them saying “and I” even though they mean “and me”.

32. Why do people use “and I” when it should be “and me” according to the text?

A. The Ofsted sets a rule.

B. “and I” is the correct English.

C. The Queen makes a similar mistake.

D. P eople feel insecure about using “and me”.

33. What can we learn from paragraphs 3 and 4?

A. Rules benefit children’s language learning.

B. Language learning is more complicated than maths.

C. Language is based on commonly accepted rules.

D. A primary school child is smarter than the Ofsted.

34. What does the underlined word “ludicrous” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. Influential.

B. Particular.

C. Conventional.

D. Ridiculous.

35. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards the correct English?

A. Critical.

B. Objective.

C. Favourable.

D. Indifferent.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Many people wonder what they can do to become well-rounded and competitive while increasing their rate of success. An often overlooked yet simple way to improve is to increase your knowledge by being

a self-starter.

36 Rid yourself of assumptions and convictions so that you can be open and receptive to new information. This at times may even contradict what you have always believed to be true. You will eventually come across information that challenges your worldview. Rather than remaining resting in your comfort zone, use this time to stop, reflect and shed light on these ideas in a way that can develop and expand your vision.

After the mind has been ready, the next step is application. Create a to-learn list just as you would

a to-do list. Learning information you can utilize in your daily life is very important to having a continuous desire to further advance your education. 37 Reading a book on automobile repair isn’t the same as physically changing the oil or tire on your car. Reading about art isn’t the same as picking

up a brush. If your knowledge can be directly applied in a functional and fun fashion, put it into practice!

38

Surround yourself with like-minded individuals and try to always take something valuable away from your daily interactions. Many people are professionals in their field and have valuable information and insight to share. 39 Never be too prideful, for each question you don’t ask is a missed opportunity!

Go ahead and challenge yourself today. Commit to expanding your mind, continuing your education and becoming a student of life. 40 Remember to cultivate your mind so it is prepared to expand, blossom and grow. And share your fountain of knowledge.

A.Be willing to expand your mind.

B.Get ready to seek new information.

C.Many people learn by being hands-on.

D.Learning on the go has actually never been easier!

E.If you come across anything that bewilders you, ask them!

F.Skill-based learning, for example, is useless if it isn’t applied.

G.Utilize the world as your classroom, and always come away with a lesson.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

Bobby the mountain climber was famous for his attempts to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried

it at least thirty times, but had always failed halfway.

For the sake of 41 Bobby to try again, Old Peeper, the town optician, who bore witness to his 42 , presented him with a pair of 43 sunglasses. "If it starts clouding over or if your feet start hurting, put on these glasses. They'll help you.” Bobby accepted the 44 without giving it much mind, but when his feet started 45 again he remembered his words and put on the glasses. Then 46 came as usual in the form of cloud cover, but seemingly not so thick this time. So Bobby 47 climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his 48 , and finally arriving at the summit. It was 49 worth it. His feeling of triumph was 50 , almost as magnificent as that wonderful 51 . Resplendent in its silence, the mountain below was surrounded by a dense sea of clouds. Bobby didn't remember the clouds being as 52 as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and 53 everything.

Peeper had carved a light 54 on the lenses (镜片), in the form of the snow-covered summit. It was made in such a way that you could only 55 it if you looked upwards. Peeper had understood that whenever Bobby lost sight of his 56 , he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his 57 to continue would weaken.

Bobby realised that the only obstacle to reaching the summit had been his own 58 . When he could

no longer see the top of the mountain, the problems 59 . He thanked Peeper for using that little 60 to help him see that his aims were not impossible, and that they were still there, where they had always been.

41. A. convincing B. encouraging C. educating D. entertaining

42. A. practice B. disadvantage C. growth D. failure

43. A. special B. beautiful C. fancy D. expensive

44. A. gift B. challenge C. award D. request

45. A. breaking B. damaging C. aching D. swelling

46. A. danger B. adventure C. pressure D. misfortune

47. A. quitted B. kept C. accomplished D. abandoned

48. A. problem B. pain C. injury D. anxiety

49. A. normally B. practically C. certainly D. exactly

50. A. incomparable B. invisible C. undesirable D. unmeasurable

51. A. experience B. attempt C. view D. present

52. A. white B. thin C. dark D. thick

53. A. recognized B. grasped C. believed D. acknowledged

54. A. image B. spot C. photo D. message

55. A. move B. feel C. change D. see

56. A. objective B. power C. success D. journey

57. A. preference B. will C. competence D. concentration

58. A. mistake B. prejudice C. ignorance D. discouragement

59. A. set off B. cut in C. set in D. showed off

60. A. technology B. tool C. trick D. mark

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

In August, cases of a mysterious severe lung disease rocked the health society, 61 doctors looking for the cause of the illness. They found the link between vaping and lung disease. Now, there are 805 lung injury cases reported across 46 states in the United States. There had been twelve 62 (death) reported, and all cases reported a history of e-cigarette use.

E-cigarette use poses a significant and avoidable health risk to young people in the United States. Besides increasing the 63 (possible) of addiction and long-term harm to brain development and respiratory health, e-cigarette use 64 (associate) with the use of other tobacco products that can do even 65 (great) damage to the body. Even breathing in e-cigarette smoke that someone else has breathed out 66 (carry) health risks.

It is important to prevent harm to youth and young adults from e-cigarettes. Everyone has 67 role, including parents, health care providers, teachers, and those 68 work with and care about young people. A visit to a health care professional is a great chance 69 (educate) your child

on the potential risks of e-cigarette use. Ask your provider to discuss these health risks, including nicotine addiction and the impact of nicotine on the 70 (develop) brain, etc.

第三部分写作（共两节；满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句

中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Bill,

You must know how deeply saddened I was over your loss. Your sister and I were the dearest friend and recalling the past, I dare saying she was like a sister to me. I will miss him very

much.

I could always count at her whenever I needed help, whether with a big project and a small

task that she was always so willing to help me with. I came to trust her judgment and wise as

well and her advice were always so well thought out and helpful.

She was a terrible great friend and I know our lives will never be same without her. I could never find a better and more caring friend. She has been left us with so many wonderful memories.

I will cherish them forever.

In Deep Sorrow,

Betty Smith

第二节书面表达 (共1小题；满分25分)

假定你是李华。你的美国朋友Sam得知你最近参加了由学校组织的研学旅行活动，来信向你咨询相关情况，请你给他回信，内容包括：

1.活动目的；

2.活动地点和内容；

3.活动感受。

注意：

1. 格式已为你写好，不计入总词数;

2. 词数：100左右。

参考词汇：研学旅行study trip

Dear Sam,

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Yours, Li Hua

2020届广东六校高三第二次联考

英语参考答案及评分标准

第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

21-23 ACB 24-27 CABC 28-31 DBDA 32-35 DCDA

第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

36-40 AFCEG

第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

41—45 BDAAC 46—50 DBBCA 51—55 CDBAD 56—60 ABDCC

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

61. with 62. deaths 63.possibility 64. is associated 65. greater

66. carries 67. a 68. who 69. to educate 70. developing

第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共1小题，满分10分）

1. 第二句friend 改为friends

2. 第二句saying改为say

3. 第三句him改为her

4. 第四句at 改为 on/ upon

5. 第四句 and 改为 or

6. 第五句 wise 改为wisdom

7. 第五句were 改为was

8. 第六句 terrible 改为terribly

9. 第六句 same前添加the 10. 第八句删除been

注意：

1. 格式错也不得分。

2. 阅卷时注意对前10处改的内容进行给分，从第11处起不算分。

第二节书面表达（共1小题，满分25分）

Dear Sam,

Knowing from your last letter that y ou’re interested in my recent study trip organized by my school, I am pleased to share relevant details of the trip with you.

The study trip, aimed to broaden students’ horizons and encourage students to pursue their dreams, was scheduled to visit Tsinghua University. We were first shown around the campus with canteens and dormitories included, where we had a general understanding of what university life was like. Followed was a physics lesson given by a renowned professor, making it possible for us to consult a university teacher face to face. Last but not least, what impressed me most was an opportunity to perform an experiment in Tsinghua Lab. It was the advanced technology there that inspired me with a great motivation to pursue my dream of becoming a Tsinghua student in the future.

All of the experience above in Tsinghua University highlighted my strong desire to study there. If possible, I am looking forward to next study trip.

Yours,

Li Hua 注意：

1. 阅卷时总体兼顾版面、结构（分段等）进行给分。

2. 对学生的词数本次不计入扣分范围内。

附：高考英语书面表达全国卷评分标准

(一)评分原则：

1、本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

2、评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3、词数少于80和多于120的，从总分中减去2分。

4、评分时应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性及上下文的连贯性。

5、拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

(二)评分标准：

第五档(21-25分)：完全完成了试题规定的任务，完全达到了预期的写作目的

——覆盖所有内容要点。

——应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。

——语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致;具备较强的语言运用能力。

——有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。

第四档(16-20分)：完全完成了试题规定的任务，达到了预期的写作目的

——虽漏掉1、2个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。

——应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

——语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致。

——应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。

第三档(11-15分)：基本完成了试题规定的任务，整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的——虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。

——应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

——有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。

——应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。

第二档(6-10分)：未恰当完成试题规定的任务，信息未能清楚地传达给读者

——漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。

——语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。

——有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。

——较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。

第一档(1-5分)：未完成试题规定的任务，信息未能传达给读者

——明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求。

——语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。

——较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。

——缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。

不得分(0分)：未能传达给读者仟何信息：内容太少，无法评判;写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。