江苏省扬州市2020届高三第二次模拟考试（5月）英语

江苏省扬州市2020届高三第二次模拟考试（5月）英语

‎2020届高三模拟考试试卷 ‎ 英　 语 2020.5‎ 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。‎ 第Ⅰ卷(选择题　共85分)‎ 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)‎ 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.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(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、7题。‎ ‎(　　)6. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. A computer. B. An email. C. A mobile phone.‎ ‎(　　)7. What will the woman do next?‎ ‎·20·‎ 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、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 email 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. Uptodate.‎ ‎(　　)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.‎ ‎·20·‎ ‎(　　)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.‎ 第二部分：英语基础知识运用(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. The government calls on us to avoid visiting crowded areas and medical institutions ________ it is necessary.‎ A. while B. because C. unless D. when ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)26. The Dutch government has announced it will stop using the name Holland ________ its ‎ ‎·20·‎ official name the Netherlands.‎ A. in favor of B. regardless of C. in spite of D. instead of ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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. overcame ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)35. Some teenagers have independent tastes, but most tend to ________．‎ ‎·20·‎ A. lose their heads B. spill the beans C. swim with the tide D. mend their ways 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。‎ 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 comer, 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 machinelike force directing her actions. But this time she decided to free herself of __54__．‎ ‎·20·‎ 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 ‎(　　)37. A. spent B. withdrawn C. dropped D. added ‎(　　)38. A. last B. extend C. show D. dress ‎(　　)39. A. picking B. washing C. packing D. repairing ‎(　　)40. A. refused B. forgotten C. regretted D. planned ‎(　　)41. A. confidence B. information C. respect D. strength ‎(　　)42. A. shoppers B. sellers C. agents D. guards ‎(　　)43. A. rough B. delicious C. pleasant D. pretty ‎(　　)44. A. handkerchiefs B. shirts C. stockings D. shoes ‎(　　)45. A. counter B. crowd C. elevator D. window ‎(　　)46. A. see B. witness C. investigate D. examine ‎(　　)47. A. purchasing B. selling C. producing D. designing ‎(　　)48. A. ordinary B. abnormal C. costly D. simple ‎(　　)49. A. beyond B. through C. between D. upon ‎(　　)50. A. return B. buy C. present D. consume ‎(　　)51. A. sold B. exchanged C. submitted D. replaced ‎(　　)52. A. rest B. walk C. look D. sigh ‎(　　)53. A. thrown B. squeezed C. controlled D. comforted ‎(　　)54. A. debt B. dream C. appointment D. responsibility ‎(　　)55. A. fitted B. employed C. consulted D. promoted 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。‎ A ‎·20·‎ THE MUSTHAVE—SPRING FLUSH(红晕)‎ If you buy one new makeup item this spring, make it a colorpacked(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. Estee 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.‎ ‎·20·‎ LIPSTICKS BUILT TO LAST—HERMES LIPSTICKS Who says an object can't be environmentally sound? The first try by Hermes into the world of makeup is a responsible one: Rouge Hermes, 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 Hermes.‎ C. The products from La Mer. D. The products from Estee Lauder.‎ ‎(　　)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. HERMES LIPSTICKS.‎ 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 highfat, lowcarb diet before scans on the grounds that this reduces brown fat activation.‎ ‎·20·‎ 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.‎ ‎(　　)59. Generally speaking, who have a larger proportion of brown fat?‎ A. Babies. B. Senior people. C. Fat people. D. Thin people.‎ ‎(　　)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 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 CH4loaded burps. But ‎ ‎·20·‎ 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 26percent decrease in CH4. A 1percent 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 shelfstable and remain effective in realworld applications. And even if the seaweed succeeds, CH4 from cattle accounts 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 largeenough 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.‎ ‎(　　)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 ‎·20·‎ D. what was the right proportion of seaweed in cows' diets ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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 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 ‎ ‎·20·‎ 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 email 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 ‎(　　)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.‎ ‎·20·‎ D. It guarantees us a lasting feeling of happiness.‎ ‎(　　)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.‎ ‎(　　)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 ‎(　　)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.‎ ‎(　　)70. How did the writer probably feel while reading Sue's email?‎ A. Regretful. B. Surprised. C. Disappointed. D. Satisfied.‎ 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题　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1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 coevolution. Unlike plants that can selfpollinate(自我授粉), orchids need very ‎ ‎·20·‎ 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 oforchids ‎ Pollination is a process where the pollen, containing the genetic ‎ ‎·20·‎ have differentways to spread pollen.‎ 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.‎ 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。‎ ‎“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.‎ ‎·20·‎ 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。‎ ‎·20·‎ ‎2020届高三模拟考试试卷(扬州)‎ 英语参考答案及听力材料 听力 ‎1～5　ACBCB　6～10　CCABB　11～15　CABCC　16～20　BBACC 单项填空 ‎21～25　CDCAD　26～30　ABACA　31～35　BDCBC 完形填空 ‎36～40　BDADB　41～45　DACCA　46～50　DACBB　51～55　DACDA 阅读理解 ‎56～57　DC　58～60　DAC　61～64　ACAD　65～70　BCDCAB 任务型阅读 ‎71. value/importance/significance　72. risked/sacrificed/lost　73. reproduce　74. similar ‎75. resemble/imitate　76. cheat/trick/fool　77. Rather　78. evolution/coevolution ‎79. greatest/largest/biggest　80. survival/ existence 书面表达 One possible version：‎ 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 onemonth 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.‎ 听力材料 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.‎ ‎·20·‎ 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 twoweek 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 email 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 email, 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.‎ ‎·20·‎ 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 fourand fivestar 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 ‎ ‎·20·‎ 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.‎ ‎·20·‎