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绝密★启用前2020-2021学年度茂名市普通高中高二年级教学质量监测英语试卷本试题全卷满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、考号等填写在试题卷和答题卡上,并将准考证号条形码粘贴在

答题卡上的指定位置。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、草稿纸和答题卡上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、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后,请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A

FourBestCitiestoVisitinWinterColdrains,icysidewalksandgrayskiescanmakewintertravelatrial.Butherearefourcitiesaro

undtheworldthatmakeforagreatcold-weatherdestination：Prague,CzechRepublicWithitssnow-cappedspires（尖顶）andwindingstreets,Pragueisafairytalec

itythatremainsrelativelytourist-freeinwinter.Theamazingarchitecturelooksevenprettierunderasheetofsnow,withoneofthemostbeautifulareasbeingtheoldtown,w

ithitsRomanesquevaults（拱顶）.Gasstreetlampshavebeenplacedthroughoutthecitycenter,addingaromanticcolortoeven

ings.Cafeshereareidealforescapingthebittercold.Salzburg,AustriaWithitsChristmassongsandtraditionalmarkets,thisisaperf

ectcityforawinterbreak."SilentNight“wasperformedforthefirsttimeinthechurchofOberndorfontheborderofSalzburgonChristmasEvein181

8.Thecity'smainmarketisheldintheshadowofSalzburg'sHohensalzburgCastle,buttheoneheldinMirabellSquareisespeciallypopularwithfoodloverswhocom

etotastelocalfoodsuchashalusky——piecesofdumplingmixedwithfriedbacon.Tromso,NorwayTromsoiswidelyregardedasNorway'

smostbeautifulcityandisabaseforspoilingthenorthernlights.Thereareseveralattractivemuseums,includingthePolarMuseum,whichoffersaninsi

ghtintothehistoryofArcticexpeditions,andtheTromsoMuseum,whichisfamousforitsSamiexhibitions.Amsterdam,NetherlandsInwinter,Amsterdam'smuseumsar

emuchlesscrowded,makingitthetimetovisitattractionssuchasRijksmuseumortheAnneFrankHouse.Builtoriginallytohouseacircus（马戏团）,theRoyalCar

reTheaterismorethan130yearsold.Childrenwilllovethespectacularperformances.1.WhatcanyoudoinPrague?A.Enjoythefascinatingarchitecture.B.Tastelocal

foodhalusky.C.AppreciateSamiexhibitions.D.Watchacircusperformance.2.Wherewas“SilentNight”firstperformed?A.InthechurchofObe

rndorf.B.InHohensalzburgCastle.C.InMirabellSquare.D.InthePolarMuseum.3.Whichcitywillyouchooseifyouwanttoseethenorthernlights?A.Prague.B.Salzburg.

C.Tromso.D.Amsterdam.BFirefightersinFloridathisweekhelpedrescueabaldeaglewithafishinghookstuckinitsbeak（嘴）andtheattachedlinewrappedarounditswingan

dbeak.FirefightersatPascoCountyFireRescueStation21onThursdayweregreetedbytwochildrenholdingtheinjuredbaldeagleandseekinghelp,ac

cordingtothestation’sFacebookpage.ThefirefighterscalledOwl’sNestSanctuary（保护区）forWildlifeinOdessaforassistanceandavolunteercameouttohelp."Itappears

thattheeaglewaswrappedinthelineforabouttwodays,wasunderweight,andthirsty,”thepostsaid.Floridahasoneofthedensestconcentrationsofnestingbaldeaglesint

helower48stateswithanestimated1,500nestingpairsaccordingtotheFloridaFishandWildlifeConservationCommission.Pasco

Countyislocatedinthestate'swestcentralcoastnorthofTampa.Aftertheeaglewasexamined,itwasplacedinacontainerandtakentothesanctu

aryfortreatmentwhereKrisPotter,thesanctuary'sdirector,successfullyremovedthehook.ThesanctuarypostedonitsFace

bookpagethattheeagleismakingupforlosttimewhenitcomestofood."He'seatingallhismealswithgreatenthusiasmanddo

esn'tleaveacrumb（碎屑）behind,“thepostsaid."Inthemeantime,thisbigguyisrestingandrecovering——he'salreadylookingsomuchbetter!”Aftertheeagleisc

onsideredstable,itwillbetakentoBuschGardensinTampaforfurthertreatment,accordingtothepost.“Thankfullytheeagleap

pearsingoodhealthandveterinarians（兽医）believethattheeaglewillfullyrecover,"thepostsaid.Whentheeagleiscleared

forreturntothewild,itwillbereleasedintheareaaroundStation21,thestationsaidinitspost.“Abigthank-youtoeveryonewhohelpedsavethisb

aldeagle'slife!Wearethankfulforthishappyoutcome!”thepostconcluded.Thesanctuaryusedthestorytoremindthose

whoenjoyfishingtoproperlydisposeoftheirgarbage.4.Whoinitiallyfoundtheinjuredbaldeagle?A.Firefighters.B.Twochildren.C

.Thesanctuary'sfounder.D.Avolunteer.5.Wherewilltheeaglebesetfree?A.AtPascoCountyFireRescueStation21.B.Intheneighborhood

aroundStation21.C.InthesanctuaryinOdessa.D.InBuschGardensinTampa.6.Whydidthesanctuarypostthestory?A.To

winagoodreputation.B.Topraisethosefirefighters.C.Toappealtopeopletoprotectbaldeagles.D.Toremindfishingloverstodealw

ithrubbishproperly.7.Whatcanweknowabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?A.It'sunexpected.B.It'sbeautiful.C.It'shumorous.D.It'sdiscouraging.

CItwasonceconsideredanimportantstatussymbol---buthavingahomephoneisincreasinglyseenasawhiteelephant.Newfiguresshowthatoneinfivehouseholdsnolon

gerbotherwithalandline（固定电话），andalmostathirdofthosethatdoneveractuallyuseit.Thevastmajorityofpeoplewhosti

llhaveahomephone——72percent——saytheyonlyhaveitbecauseitispartoftheirbroadbandpackage.Butthat'snottheonlyreasontodesertthehomephone-20p

ercentofthosesurveyedsaidthattheywerefedupwiththenumberofcoldcallsandwould-bescammers（诈骗者）.DigitalmediaexpertDr.ElinorCarmisaidtherewas

agenerationalandsocialdivideinphoneuse.Sheexplained："Ifyou,reyoungandhavethemobilitytogooutside,youwouldrelyonamo

bilephone.Butifyouareolder,disabledandperhapspoorer,ourresearchshowsyou'remorelikelytousealandline.Ifyouarericher,youwi

llhaveaccesstomoresmartdevices---asmartTV,smartphoneorlaptop.Butthepooreryouare---orifyouareolder,youruseo

fthesedevicesismorelimited.”Lastyear,researchfromregulatorOfcomfoundthattheamountoftimespentonlandlinecallsannuallyint

heUKhadhalvedoverjustsixyears,to54billionminutes.Thenewstudyalsoshowedthatmorethanaquarterofhouseholdsh

avedecidedtofindabroadbandproviderthatdoesnotchargefortheirunusedlandline,butonlysixpercenthavedoneso.8.Theunderlined

part“awhiteelephant"inParagraph1probablyreferstosomethingthatisA.costlybuteffectiveB.usefulandbeautifulC.expensivebutuselessD.cheapan

dnecessary9.What'sthemainreasonwhysomepeoplestillhaveahomephone?A.Theirbroadbandpackagecontainsit.B.Theirfamilycanonlyaffordtouseit.C.Theyare

usedtousingahomephone.D.Theyconsideritanimportantstatussymbol.10.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytousealandline?A.Ayoungadventurer.B.Anoldpoorga

rdener.C.Anoutdoorphotographer.D.Afamousindoordesigner.11.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.Endofthelandline?B.Fedupwithcoldcalls

?C.ThehistoryofphonesD.DifferentchoicesofphonesDSmartspeakershaveproventobehandydevicesinhospitals,allowingpatien

tstocontrolindependently.Andnow,researchersfromtheUniversityofWashingtonhavedevelopedanartificialintelligenc

esystemthatenablesthesedevicestomonitorheartbeats.Usingtechnologytoremotelymonitorheartratesisn'tnew.T

hesedaysmostsmartwatchesandfitnesstrackersarecapableofit.Thegoodthinghereisthatresearchershavefiguredouta

waytousethemicrophonesinsmartspeakerstodoitwithoutrequiringphysicalcontact.InastudypublishedinCommunicationsBiology,theresearc

hershadthesmartspeakerssendoutsignalsthatcouldn'tbeheardwhichwerethenreflectedoffaperson'sbody.Theythenanalyzedthesesignalstoidentifysmallchestwall

motionsrelatedtoheartbeats,aswellasseparatethosesignalsfromsurroundingnoiseandbreathing.Forthisparticularproof—of—concep

tsetup,theresearcherstestedthissmartspeakeron26healthyparticipantsand24hospitalizedpatientswithvariousheartconditions,includingat

rialfibrillation（心房颤动）andheartfailure.Inbothcases,thesmartspeakerwaswithin28-30millisecondsofanECG（心电图）,thegoldstanda

rdusedinhospitalstodiscoverarrhythmia（心律不齐）.Likesmartwatcheswithadvancedheartfeatures,usingsmartspeakersinthiswayo

pensupthepossibilityforpassive,remoteheartmonitoring.ECGs,whilehighlyaccurate,requireavisittothedoctorandseveralel

ectrodes（电极）tobeplacedonthebody.They,renotcapableofcontinuousmonitoringsoyou'relimitedtowhatitpicksupatt

hatexactmomentintime——onereasonwhyheartarrhythmiacanbesohardtodiscover.Smartwatchesarecapableofpassive,remote,continuousmonitori

ng,buttheyrequireyoutowearthedeviceatalltimestobeeffective.It'snotsomethingthat'scomfortableforeveryo

ne,especiallywhenitcomestosleepandforthosewithhighlysensitiveskin.Anotherissueisthattheseadvancedsmartwatchesareexpensive,whilesmartsp

eakersaremuchcheaper.“Ifyouhaveadevicelikethis,youcanmonitorapatientonanextendedbasisandthendevelopcorrespondingcareplanstha

tsatisfythepatient'sneeds,“saidDr.ArunSridhar,co—seniorauthoronthestudy."Andthebeautyofusingthiskindofdevicesisthattheyarea

lreadyinpeople'shomes.”12.WhatdoestheauthorfocusoninParagraph3?A.Howthesmartspeakerworks.B.Whythesmartspeakerisuseful.C.Theadvantageso

fsmartspeakers.D.Theimportanceofthestudy.13.Whyisheartarrhythmiadifficulttofind?A.ECGsarenothighlyaccurate.B.ECGscan'tmonitorcontinuously.C.Doc

torsknowlittleaboutheartarrhythmia.D.AnECGtestishardtooperateandexpensive.14.Whichstatementbestexplainsthecharacteristicsof

smartwatches?A.Theyarecomfortabletowear.B.Theyarefriendlytosensitiveskin.C.Theyareeffectiveandcheap.D.Theyareabletomonitorre

motely.15.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Weneedtoinventmoresmartdevices.B.Careplansarevitaltopati

entswithheartfailure.C.Smartspeakerscouldbecontactlessheartmonitors.D.Differentdevicesareneededtomeetpatients,demands.第二节（共5

小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whilemostofusarefamiliarwiththefunandexcitementoftakingavacati

onwithfamilyorfriends,farfewerpeoplehavesetoutonaholidaybythemselves.Thereareplentyofbenefitstoplanasolo（单独的）travelasyournextgetaway

.16We'vegotawholelistofreasonswhyyoushouldconsidertravellingalone.•You'reinchargeoftheitinerary（行程）Didyoueverhavetheunfortunateexperi

enceofbeingdraggedtoacrowdedtouristtrapwithyourfamilyormissoutonaone-of-a-kinddestinationbecausenoneofyourfrien

dswereinterested?Thatallgoesoutthewindowwhenyou'reincompletecontroloftheitinerary.17Travellingsoloprovidestheperfectopportunitytovis

itthesequestered（隐蔽的）sitesyou'vehadmarkedonamapforyears.•PlentyofchancestomeetnewpeopleWhenvisitinganewplacealone,y

oureallyhavenochoicebuttocommunicatewithnewpeople.18Localsnotonlyhaveinsiderinformationthatyouwon'tfindinaguidebo

ok,butspeakingwithsomeonenativetothecountryisagreatwaytolearnabouttheirculture.•Expandyourcomfortzone19Betweenpract

icingyourreal-worldconversationskillsinaforeignlanguageandtryingunfamiliarfood,travellingaloneforcesyoutofaceavari

etyofnewsituations.Whenyouonlyhaveyourselftorelyon,youhavearealopportunitytolearnwhatyou'recapableof.•Achancetostopand

reflectWhetheryouplanongettingclosetonatureorjustspendinganafternoondaydreamingatasidewalkcafe,travellin

galoneoffersauniquechancetopauseandseethingsfromanewview.Addintheexperienceofanewcultureandthechancetointeractwithpeopleofdifferentbackgrounds.20A.

Notconvincedyet?B.Everyonehasuniqueinterests.C.Stepoutofyourcomfortzoneandachieveyourgoal.D.Gellingoutsideofyourcomfortableboxi

stoughatfirst.E.Spendingtimealoneinanewplaceforcesyoutotrynewthings.F.Andyou'11comebackfromasolovacationwithanewoutloo

konlife.G.Itmightseemfrightening,buttalkingtolocalpeoplehasmanybenefits.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分

，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Thesesurfershavebeenrecognizedasheroesaftertheycametotherescueoftwodrow

ningswimmerslastmonth.AdrianYorkandhisfriendshadalreadybeen21somewavesatTrinidadStateBeachforseveralhourswhentheydecidedtotakeabreak.Asthey

wererestinginthe22waters,however,theybeganhearingcriesfor23.Sinceithadbeenaparticularly24evening,the15-and16-y

ear-oldboyshadtolookthroughthemisttolocatethesourceoftheyelling.Theythen25twoswimmerswhowere26intheoceanwith

their27barelyheldabovewater100feetaway.Thesurfers---twoofwhomhadbeenthrough28training-knewthattheswim

mersdidnothavealongtimebeforetheyfell29tohypothermia（体温过低）,sothey30jumpedintoaction.WhileYorkquicklyh

eadedbackto31tocall911,theotherthreeswamquicklytotheswimmersandhelpedthemontotheirboards.The32saidthat

theswimmersweretwobrotherswhohadnotbeenwearingtheappropriateswimwearforsuchcoldwaters.Theyhadbeenplayinginthesurfwhentheywere

suddenly33byastrongwave--andsincethebeachhadbeensofoggy,thebrothers,parentshadnotbeenabletospotthemin

themist.Thoughithadbeendifficulttocalmthe34brothersandgetthemontothesurfboards--particularlybecauseoneofthebrothersr

eportedlyweighedanestimated250pounds--thegroupwas35abletogeteveryonesafelytoshore.21.A.recordingB.fleeing

C.catchingD.watching22.A.freshB.coldC.dirtyD.deep23.A.helpB.comfortC.freedomD.justice24.A.romanticB.quietC.longD.foggy25.A.huggedB.gre

etedC.inspectedD.spotted26.A.searchingB.divingC.strugglingD.exploring27.A.eyesB.headsC.handsD.arms28.A.militaryB.physicalC.lifegua

rdD.education29.A.agentB.sailorC.judgeD.victim30.A.suddenlyB.immediatelyC.temporarilyD.regularly31.A.shoreB.hom

eC.shipsD.hospitals32.A.policemenB.parentsC.trainersD.surfers33.A.setdownB.carriedawayC.pickedupD.ruledout34.A.impatien

tB.uncomfortableC.panickedD.embarrassed35.A.eventuallyB.graduallyC.frequentlyD.naturally第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读

下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Ashopsellsgamesandgadgets（小玩意）tomembersoftheolderpopulationwithasenseoffun,YangYangreports.Beingofanoldage,w

henbuspassengersmaygiveuptheirseatsforyou,doeshave36(it)benefits.Butonethingnot37(normal)associatedwiththelossorgrayingofhairis

toys.Thatischanging.Despitethefact38Chinanowhasabout254millionpeopleaged60orabove,itisnotuntilrecentlythatarguablythefirsttoyshop39(target)atthispop

ulationgroupwasopened.Theshop,locatedatacornerinBeijing'sTongzhouDistrict,40(name)LaoYouSuoWanToyShopforElders.Asusual,the41(found),

42-year-oldSongDelong,opensthedoorofthe180-square-me-tershopat9a.m.onaFriday.42(enter)thedoor,onewillseetworowsofgreenplantsontherighthand.Cag

edbirdssingatthebackoftheshop.Followingtheideatobuild43typicaltraditionalChinesestudy,SongfurnishesthespacewithtraditionalChinese-stylewood

en44(shelf),onwhichhedisplaysmorethan400kindsoftoysthataredivided45fourmajorcategories——classic,nostalgic(怀旧的)，educa

tional,andexercising,inadditionto16othercategoriessuchasdigitalandnovelones,saysSong.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，一年一度的荷花展将在

北京圆明园公园举行。请给酷爱摄影的外教Jack写封邮件。内容包括：1.花展时间；2.交通方式；3.邀请观看。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇:荷花lotusflowerDearJack,........Yours,LiHua第二节（

满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Jacksondidnotfeelgoodsohestayedhomefromschooltoday.Hedidnotliketo

besick.Itwasnofunatall.Hegotoutofhisbedandwalkedintohisbrother'sbedroom.Carterlovedcars.Hehadthemalloverhisroom.Onesatonh

isdeskinmanypieces.Carterlovedputtingmodelcarstogether.Jacksontouchedoneoftheblacktires.HehopedCarterwashome.Carterlikedtotalkaboutthe

modelcarsashewasputtingthemtogether.JacksonleftCarter'sroomandwalkeddownthehalltotheroomhistwinsistersshared.EllalikedwearingprettyclothesandMadison

likedridingherhorse.Ella'ssideoftheroomwasniceandneat.Madison'ssidewasamess.Elladecoratedthewallbehindherbedwithpicturesofgir

lsinfancyclothes.AbigposterofahorsewasonthewallbehindMadison,sbed.Jacksonturnedandwalkedbackoutoftheroom,trippingoverMadison,scowboybootsashedid

.Hedidn'tfalldown,butitwasclose.Ashestoodthere,tryingtorememberwhatitwascalled,herealizedallofhisbrother'sandsisters'roomslo

okedlikethethingstheyloved.Carterhadcarsinhisroom；EllalovedfashionandMadisonhorses.Jacksonwonderedwhathisrooms

aidabouthim.Hewalkedbackdownthehallandstoodinthedoorwayofhisroom.Hisbedwasamess.Buthejustgotoutofit,sothatwasnormal.Therew

asaracetrackonhisfloor,abarn（谷仓）hemadeoutoftoylogs,aplastichatthatwaspartofamagictricksethegotforhisbirthday,andacoupleofp

lasticdinosaurslyingontheirsides.Hiswallswerebare.Hefeltalittledown.注意：1.续写词数应为15。左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位

置作答。“Areyoufeelingbetter?”hismomaskedasshewalkedintotheroom.Momexplained,“Apersondoesn'thavetolikejustoneth

ing.”