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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。AFourBestCitiestoVisitinWinterColdrains,icysidewalksandgrayski

escanmakewintertravelatrial.Butherearefourcitiesaroundtheworldthatmakeforagreatcold-weatherdestination：Prague,CzechRepublicWithitssno

w-cappedspires（尖顶）andwindingstreets,Pragueisafairytalecitythatremainsrelativelytourist-freeinwinter.Theamazingarchitecturelooks

evenprettierunderasheetofsnow,withoneofthemostbeautifulareasbeingtheoldtown,withitsRomanesquevaults（拱顶）.Gasstreetlampshavebeenplaced

throughoutthecitycenter,addingaromanticcolortoevenings.Cafeshereareidealforescapingthebittercold.Salzburg,AustriaWithitsChristmassongsandtradit

ionalmarkets,thisisaperfectcityforawinterbreak."SilentNight“wasperformedforthefirsttimeinthechurchofOberndorfontheborderofSalzbur

gonChristmasEvein1818.Thecity'smainmarketisheldintheshadowofSalzburg'sHohensalzburgCastle,buttheoneheldinMirabellSquareisespecial

lypopularwithfoodloverswhocometotastelocalfoodsuchashalusky——piecesofdumplingmixedwithfriedbacon.Tromso,NorwayTromsoiswide

lyregardedasNorway'smostbeautifulcityandisabaseforspoilingthenorthernlights.Thereareseveralattractivemuseu

ms,includingthePolarMuseum,whichoffersaninsightintothehistoryofArcticexpeditions,andtheTromsoMuseum,whichisfamousforitsS

amiexhibitions.Amsterdam,NetherlandsInwinter,Amsterdam'smuseumsaremuchlesscrowded,makingitthetimetovisitattractionssuchasRijksm

useumortheAnneFrankHouse.Builtoriginallytohouseacircus（马戏团）,theRoyalCarreTheaterismorethan130yearsold.Childrenwilllovethespectacu

larperformances.1.WhatcanyoudoinPrague?A.Enjoythefascinatingarchitecture.B.Tastelocalfoodhalusky.C.AppreciateSamiexh

ibitions.D.Watchacircusperformance.2.Wherewas“SilentNight”firstperformed?A.InthechurchofOberndorf.B.InHohensalzburgCastle.C.InMirabel

lSquare.D.InthePolarMuseum.3.Whichcitywillyouchooseifyouwanttoseethenorthernlights?A.Prague.B.Salzburg.C.T

romso.D.Amsterdam.BFirefightersinFloridathisweekhelpedrescueabaldeaglewithafishinghookstuckinitsbeak（嘴）andtheatt

achedlinewrappedarounditswingandbeak.FirefightersatPascoCountyFireRescueStation21onThursdayweregreeted

bytwochildrenholdingtheinjuredbaldeagleandseekinghelp,accordingtothestation’sFacebookpage.Thefirefight

erscalledOwl’sNestSanctuary（保护区）forWildlifeinOdessaforassistanceandavolunteercameouttohelp."Itappearsthattheeagle

waswrappedinthelineforabouttwodays,wasunderweight,andthirsty,”thepostsaid.Floridahasoneofthedensestconcentrationsofnestingbaldeaglesinthel

ower48stateswithanestimated1,500nestingpairsaccordingtotheFloridaFishandWildlifeConservationCommission.PascoCountyislocatedinthestate'swestcentra

lcoastnorthofTampa.Aftertheeaglewasexamined,itwasplacedinacontainerandtakentothesanctuaryfortreatmentwhereKrisPotter,the

sanctuary'sdirector,successfullyremovedthehook.ThesanctuarypostedonitsFacebookpagethattheeagleismaking

upforlosttimewhenitcomestofood."He'seatingallhismealswithgreatenthusiasmanddoesn'tleaveacrumb（碎屑）behind

,“thepostsaid."Inthemeantime,thisbigguyisrestingandrecovering——he'salreadylookingsomuchbetter!”Aftertheeagleisc

onsideredstable,itwillbetakentoBuschGardensinTampaforfurthertreatment,accordingtothepost.“Thankfullytheeagleappearsingoodhealthandveterinarians（兽医）be

lievethattheeaglewillfullyrecover,"thepostsaid.Whentheeagleisclearedforreturntothewild,itwillbereleasedintheareaarou

ndStation21,thestationsaidinitspost.“Abigthank-youtoeveryonewhohelpedsavethisbaldeagle'slife!Wearethankfulf

orthishappyoutcome!”thepostconcluded.Thesanctuaryusedthestorytoremindthosewhoenjoyfishingtoproperlydisposeoftheirgarbage.4.Whoinitiallyfoundtheinju

redbaldeagle?A.Firefighters.B.Twochildren.C.Thesanctuary'sfounder.D.Avolunteer.5.Wherewilltheeaglebesetfree?A.AtPascoCountyFi

reRescueStation21.B.IntheneighborhoodaroundStation21.C.InthesanctuaryinOdessa.D.InBuschGardensinTampa.6.Whydidthesanctuarypostthestory?A.Towinago

odreputation.B.Topraisethosefirefighters.C.Toappealtopeopletoprotectbaldeagles.D.Toremindfishingloverstodealwithrubbishproperly.7.Whatcanwek

nowabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?A.It'sunexpected.B.It'sbeautiful.C.It'shumorous.D.It'sdiscouraging.CItwasonceconsideredanimportantstatussymbol

---buthavingahomephoneisincreasinglyseenasawhiteelephant.Newfiguresshowthatoneinfivehouseholdsnolongerbotherwithalandline（固定电话），an

dalmostathirdofthosethatdoneveractuallyuseit.Thevastmajorityofpeoplewhostillhaveahomephone——72percen

t——saytheyonlyhaveitbecauseitispartoftheirbroadbandpackage.Butthat'snottheonlyreasontodesertthehomephone

-20percentofthosesurveyedsaidthattheywerefedupwiththenumberofcoldcallsandwould-bescammers（诈骗者）.DigitalmediaexpertDr.ElinorCarmisaidtherewas

agenerationalandsocialdivideinphoneuse.Sheexplained："Ifyou,reyoungandhavethemobilitytogooutside,youwo

uldrelyonamobilephone.Butifyouareolder,disabledandperhapspoorer,ourresearchshowsyou'remorelikelytousealandline.Ifyouarericher,you

willhaveaccesstomoresmartdevices---asmartTV,smartphoneorlaptop.Butthepooreryouare---orifyouareolder,youruseofthesedevicesis

morelimited.”Lastyear,researchfromregulatorOfcomfoundthattheamountoftimespentonlandlinecallsannuallyintheUKhadhalvedoverjustsixyears,

to54billionminutes.Thenewstudyalsoshowedthatmorethanaquarterofhouseholdshavedecidedtofindabroadbandproviderthatdoesnotchargefort

heirunusedlandline,butonlysixpercenthavedoneso.8.Theunderlinedpart“awhiteelephant"inParagraph1probabl

yreferstosomethingthatisA.costlybuteffectiveB.usefulandbeautifulC.expensivebutuselessD.cheapandnecessary9.What'sthema

inreasonwhysomepeoplestillhaveahomephone?A.Theirbroadbandpackagecontainsit.B.Theirfamilycanonlyaffordtouseit.C.Theya

reusedtousingahomephone.D.Theyconsideritanimportantstatussymbol.10.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytousealandline

?A.Ayoungadventurer.B.Anoldpoorgardener.C.Anoutdoorphotographer.D.Afamousindoordesigner.11.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.Endoft

helandline?B.Fedupwithcoldcalls?C.ThehistoryofphonesD.DifferentchoicesofphonesDSmartspeakershaveproventobehandydevicesinhospitals

,allowingpatientstocontrolindependently.Andnow,researchersfromtheUniversityofWashingtonhavedevelopedanartificialintelligences

ystemthatenablesthesedevicestomonitorheartbeats.Usingtechnologytoremotelymonitorheartratesisn'tnew.Thesedaysmostsmartwatchesandfitnesstrackersareca

pableofit.Thegoodthinghereisthatresearchershavefiguredoutawaytousethemicrophonesinsmartspeakerstodoitwithoutrequiringphysi

calcontact.InastudypublishedinCommunicationsBiology,theresearchershadthesmartspeakerssendoutsignalsthatcouldn'tbeheardwhichwerethenreflectedoffapers

on'sbody.Theythenanalyzedthesesignalstoidentifysmallchestwallmotionsrelatedtoheartbeats,aswellasseparatethoses

ignalsfromsurroundingnoiseandbreathing.Forthisparticularproof—of—conceptsetup,theresearcherstestedthissm

artspeakeron26healthyparticipantsand24hospitalizedpatientswithvariousheartconditions,includingatrialfibrillation（心房颤动）andheartfailure.Inbo

thcases,thesmartspeakerwaswithin28-30millisecondsofanECG（心电图）,thegoldstandardusedinhospitalstodiscoverarrhythmia（心律不齐）.Likesmartwatchesw

ithadvancedheartfeatures,usingsmartspeakersinthiswayopensupthepossibilityforpassive,remoteheartmonitoring.ECGs,whilehi

ghlyaccurate,requireavisittothedoctorandseveralelectrodes（电极）tobeplacedonthebody.They,renotcapableofcontinuousm

onitoringsoyou'relimitedtowhatitpicksupatthatexactmomentintime——onereasonwhyheartarrhythmiacanbesohardtodiscover.Smartw

atchesarecapableofpassive,remote,continuousmonitoring,buttheyrequireyoutowearthedeviceatalltimestobeeffective.It'snotsomethingthat'

scomfortableforeveryone,especiallywhenitcomestosleepandforthosewithhighlysensitiveskin.Anotherissueis

thattheseadvancedsmartwatchesareexpensive,whilesmartspeakersaremuchcheaper.“Ifyouhaveadevicelikethis,youcanmonitorapatientonanextendedbasis

andthendevelopcorrespondingcareplansthatsatisfythepatient'sneeds,“saidDr.ArunSridhar,co—seniorauthoronthestudy."Andthebeautyofusingthi

skindofdevicesisthattheyarealreadyinpeople'shomes.”12.WhatdoestheauthorfocusoninParagraph3?A.Howthesmartspeakerworks.B.Whythesmartspeakerisu

seful.C.Theadvantagesofsmartspeakers.D.Theimportanceofthestudy.13.Whyisheartarrhythmiadifficulttofind?A.ECGsarenothighlyaccurate.B.ECGscan'tmonito

rcontinuously.C.Doctorsknowlittleaboutheartarrhythmia.D.AnECGtestishardtooperateandexpensive.14.Whichstatementbestexp

lainsthecharacteristicsofsmartwatches?A.Theyarecomfortabletowear.B.Theyarefriendlytosensitiveskin.C.Theyareeffe

ctiveandcheap.D.Theyareabletomonitorremotely.15.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Weneedtoinventmoresmartdevices.B.Careplansarevitaltopa

tientswithheartfailure.C.Smartspeakerscouldbecontactlessheartmonitors.D.Differentdevicesareneededtomeetpatients,dema

nds.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。Whilemostofusarefamiliarwithth

efunandexcitementoftakingavacationwithfamilyorfriends,farfewerpeoplehavesetoutonaholidaybythemselves.Thereareplentyofbenefitstoplanaso

lo（单独的）travelasyournextgetaway.16We'vegotawholelistofreasonswhyyoushouldconsidertravellingalone.•You'reinchargeoftheitinerary（行程）Didyoueverhavethe

unfortunateexperienceofbeingdraggedtoacrowdedtouristtrapwithyourfamilyormissoutonaone-of-a-kinddestinationbecausenoneofyourfriendswereinterested?T

hatallgoesoutthewindowwhenyou'reincompletecontroloftheitinerary.17Travellingsoloprovidestheperfectoppo

rtunitytovisitthesequestered（隐蔽的）sitesyou'vehadmarkedonamapforyears.•PlentyofchancestomeetnewpeopleWhenvisitinganewplacealone,yourea

llyhavenochoicebuttocommunicatewithnewpeople.18Localsnotonlyhaveinsiderinformationthatyouwon'tfindinaguidebook,butspeakingwithsomeonenativet

othecountryisagreatwaytolearnabouttheirculture.•Expandyourcomfortzone19Betweenpracticingyourreal-worldconversat

ionskillsinaforeignlanguageandtryingunfamiliarfood,travellingaloneforcesyoutofaceavarietyofnewsituations.

Whenyouonlyhaveyourselftorelyon,youhavearealopportunitytolearnwhatyou'recapableof.•AchancetostopandreflectWhetheryouplanongettingclosetonatureorjus

tspendinganafternoondaydreamingatasidewalkcafe,travellingaloneoffersauniquechancetopauseandseethingsfromanewview.Addintheexperienceofanewcult

ureandthechancetointeractwithpeopleofdifferentbackgrounds.20A.Notconvincedyet?B.Everyonehasuniqueinterests.C.Stepoutofyourcomfortzon

eandachieveyourgoal.D.Gellingoutsideofyourcomfortableboxistoughatfirst.E.Spendingtimealoneinanewplaceforcesyou

totrynewthings.F.Andyou'11comebackfromasolovacationwithanewoutlookonlife.G.Itmightseemfrightening,buttalkingtolocalpeoplehasmanybe

nefits.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。Thesesurfershavebeenrecognizedasheroesaftertheycametoth

erescueoftwodrowningswimmerslastmonth.AdrianYorkandhisfriendshadalreadybeen21somewavesatTrinidadStateBeachforseveralhourswhentheydeci

dedtotakeabreak.Astheywererestinginthe22waters,however,theybeganhearingcriesfor23.Sinceithadbeenaparticularly24evening,the15-and16-year-o

ldboyshadtolookthroughthemisttolocatethesourceoftheyelling.Theythen25twoswimmerswhowere26intheoceanwiththeir27barelyheldabovewa

ter100feetaway.Thesurfers---twoofwhomhadbeenthrough28training-knewthattheswimmersdidnothavealongtimebeforetheyfell29tohypothermia（体温过低）,so

they30jumpedintoaction.WhileYorkquicklyheadedbackto31tocall911,theotherthreeswamquicklytotheswimmersandhelpedthemontotheirboard

s.The32saidthattheswimmersweretwobrotherswhohadnotbeenwearingtheappropriateswimwearforsuchcoldwaters.Theyhadbeenplay

inginthesurfwhentheyweresuddenly33byastrongwave--andsincethebeachhadbeensofoggy,thebrothers,parentshadnotbeenabletospottheminthemist.

Thoughithadbeendifficulttocalmthe34brothersandgetthemontothesurfboards--particularlybecauseoneofthebrothers

reportedlyweighedanestimated250pounds--thegroupwas35abletogeteveryonesafelytoshore.21.A.recordingB.fleeingC.catchingD.watching22.A.freshB.c

oldC.dirtyD.deep23.A.helpB.comfortC.freedomD.justice24.A.romanticB.quietC.longD.foggy25.A.huggedB.gr

eetedC.inspectedD.spotted26.A.searchingB.divingC.strugglingD.exploring27.A.eyesB.headsC.handsD.arms28.A.militaryB.physicalC.l

ifeguardD.education29.A.agentB.sailorC.judgeD.victim30.A.suddenlyB.immediatelyC.temporarilyD.regularly31.A.shoreB.homeC

.shipsD.hospitals32.A.policemenB.parentsC.trainersD.surfers33.A.setdownB.carriedawayC.pickedupD.rule

dout34.A.impatientB.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.Bein

gofanoldage,whenbuspassengersmaygiveuptheirseatsforyou,doeshave36(it)benefits.Butonethingnot37(normal)associatedwiththelossorgrayingofhairistoys

.Thatischanging.Despitethefact38Chinanowhasabout254millionpeopleaged60orabove,itisnotuntilrecentlythatarguablyt

hefirsttoyshop39(target)atthispopulationgroupwasopened.Theshop,locatedatacornerinBeijing'sTongzhouDistrict,40(name)LaoYouSuoWanToy

ShopforElders.Asusual,the41(found),42-year-oldSongDelong,opensthedoorofthe180-square-me-tershopat9a.m.onaFr

iday.42(enter)thedoor,onewillseetworowsofgreenplantsontherighthand.Cagedbirdssingatthebackoftheshop.Followingtheideato

build43typicaltraditionalChinesestudy,SongfurnishesthespacewithtraditionalChinese-stylewooden44(shelf),onwhichhedisplaysmorethan400kindsoftoysthata

redivided45fourmajorcategories——classic,nostalgic(怀旧的)，educational,andexercising,inadditionto16othercategories

suchasdigitalandnovelones,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.Hedidnotliketobesick.Itwasnofunatall.Hegotoutofhisbed

andwalkedintohisbrother'sbedroom.Carterlovedcars.Hehadthemalloverhisroom.Onesatonhisdeskinmanypieces.Ca

rterlovedputtingmodelcarstogether.Jacksontouchedoneoftheblacktires.HehopedCarterwashome.Carterlikedtotalkaboutthemodel

carsashewasputtingthemtogether.JacksonleftCarter'sroomandwalkeddownthehalltotheroomhistwinsistersshared.Ellalikedwearingprettyclothe

sandMadisonlikedridingherhorse.Ella'ssideoftheroomwasniceandneat.Madison'ssidewasamess.Elladecoratedthewa

llbehindherbedwithpicturesofgirlsinfancyclothes.AbigposterofahorsewasonthewallbehindMadison,sbed.Jackso

nturnedandwalkedbackoutoftheroom,trippingoverMadison,scowboybootsashedid.Hedidn'tfalldown,butitwasclose.Ashestoodthere,tryingtoremember

whatitwascalled,herealizedallofhisbrother'sandsisters'roomslookedlikethethingstheyloved.Carterhadcarsinhi

sroom；EllalovedfashionandMadisonhorses.Jacksonwonderedwhathisroomsaidabouthim.Hewalkedbackdownthehallandstoodinthedoorwayofhisroom.Hisbedwasamess.

Buthejustgotoutofit,sothatwasnormal.Therewasaracetrackonhisfloor,abarn（谷仓）hemadeoutoftoylogs,aplastichatthatwaspartofamagictricksethe

gotforhisbirthday,andacoupleofplasticdinosaurslyingontheirsides.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'thavetolikejustonet

hing.”