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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。AFou

rBestCitiestoVisitinWinterColdrains,icysidewalksandgrayskiescanmakewintertravelatrial.Butherearefourcitiesaroundtheworldthatmakeforagreatcold-

weatherdestination：Prague,CzechRepublicWithitssnow-cappedspires（尖顶）andwindingstreets,Pragueisafairytalecitytha

tremainsrelativelytourist-freeinwinter.Theamazingarchitecturelooksevenprettierunderasheetofsnow,withoneofthemo

stbeautifulareasbeingtheoldtown,withitsRomanesquevaults（拱顶）.Gasstreetlampshavebeenplacedthroughoutthecitycenter,addingaromanticcolortoeve

nings.Cafeshereareidealforescapingthebittercold.Salzburg,AustriaWithitsChristmassongsandtraditionalmarkets,thisis

aperfectcityforawinterbreak."SilentNight“wasperformedforthefirsttimeinthechurchofOberndorfontheborderofSalzburgonCh

ristmasEvein1818.Thecity'smainmarketisheldintheshadowofSalzburg'sHohensalzburgCastle,buttheoneheldinMirabell

Squareisespeciallypopularwithfoodloverswhocometotastelocalfoodsuchashalusky——piecesofdumplingmixedwithfriedbacon.Tromso,

NorwayTromsoiswidelyregardedasNorway'smostbeautifulcityandisabaseforspoilingthenorthernlights.Therea

reseveralattractivemuseums,includingthePolarMuseum,whichoffersaninsightintothehistoryofArcticexpeditions,andt

heTromsoMuseum,whichisfamousforitsSamiexhibitions.Amsterdam,NetherlandsInwinter,Amsterdam'smuseumsaremuchlesscrowded,maki

ngitthetimetovisitattractionssuchasRijksmuseumortheAnneFrankHouse.Builtoriginallytohouseacircus（马戏团）,theR

oyalCarreTheaterismorethan130yearsold.Childrenwilllovethespectacularperformances.1.WhatcanyoudoinPrague?A.Enjoythefascinatingarchitecture.B.Tast

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

InthechurchofOberndorf.B.InHohensalzburgCastle.C.InMirabellSquare.D.InthePolarMuseum.3.Whichcitywillyouchooseifyouwa

nttoseethenorthernlights?A.Prague.B.Salzburg.C.Tromso.D.Amsterdam.BFirefightersinFloridathisweekhelpedrescueaba

ldeaglewithafishinghookstuckinitsbeak（嘴）andtheattachedlinewrappedarounditswingandbeak.FirefightersatPascoCountyFireRescueStati

on21onThursdayweregreetedbytwochildrenholdingtheinjuredbaldeagleandseekinghelp,accordingtothestation’sFacebookpage.Thef

irefighterscalledOwl’sNestSanctuary（保护区）forWildlifeinOdessaforassistanceandavolunteercameouttohelp."Itappearsthattheeagle

waswrappedinthelineforabouttwodays,wasunderweight,andthirsty,”thepostsaid.Floridahasoneofthedensestconcentrationsofnestingbald

eaglesinthelower48stateswithanestimated1,500nestingpairsaccordingtotheFloridaFishandWildlifeConservationCom

mission.PascoCountyislocatedinthestate'swestcentralcoastnorthofTampa.Aftertheeaglewasexamined,itwasplacedinacontainerandtakento

thesanctuaryfortreatmentwhereKrisPotter,thesanctuary'sdirector,successfullyremovedthehook.ThesanctuarypostedonitsFacebookpagethattheea

gleismakingupforlosttimewhenitcomestofood."He'seatingallhismealswithgreatenthusiasmanddoesn'tleaveacrumb（碎屑）behind,“thepostsaid."Inthemeantim

e,thisbigguyisrestingandrecovering——he'salreadylookingsomuchbetter!”Aftertheeagleisconsideredstable,itwillbetakentoBusch

GardensinTampaforfurthertreatment,accordingtothepost.“Thankfullytheeagleappearsingoodhealthandveterinarians（兽医）beli

evethattheeaglewillfullyrecover,"thepostsaid.Whentheeagleisclearedforreturntothewild,itwillbereleasedintheareaaroundStation21,thest

ationsaidinitspost.“Abigthank-youtoeveryonewhohelpedsavethisbaldeagle'slife!Wearethankfulforthishappyo

utcome!”thepostconcluded.Thesanctuaryusedthestorytoremindthosewhoenjoyfishingtoproperlydisposeoftheirgarbage.4.Whoinitiallyfoundthei

njuredbaldeagle?A.Firefighters.B.Twochildren.C.Thesanctuary'sfounder.D.Avolunteer.5.Wherewilltheeaglebesetfree?A.AtPascoCountyFireRe

scueStation21.B.IntheneighborhoodaroundStation21.C.InthesanctuaryinOdessa.D.InBuschGardensinTampa.6.Whydidthesanctuarypostthestory?A.Tow

inagoodreputation.B.Topraisethosefirefighters.C.Toappealtopeopletoprotectbaldeagles.D.Toremindfishingloverstodealwithrubbishproperly.7.Whatcanwekno

wabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?A.It'sunexpected.B.It'sbeautiful.C.It'shumorous.D.It'sdiscouraging.CItwasonceconsideredanim

portantstatussymbol---buthavingahomephoneisincreasinglyseenasawhiteelephant.Newfiguresshowthatoneinfivehouseholdsnolongerbotherwith

alandline（固定电话），andalmostathirdofthosethatdoneveractuallyuseit.Thevastmajorityofpeoplewhostillhaveahomephone——72percent——saythe

yonlyhaveitbecauseitispartoftheirbroadbandpackage.Butthat'snottheonlyreasontodesertthehomephone-20percentofthos

esurveyedsaidthattheywerefedupwiththenumberofcoldcallsandwould-bescammers（诈骗者）.DigitalmediaexpertDr.E

linorCarmisaidtherewasagenerationalandsocialdivideinphoneuse.Sheexplained："Ifyou,reyoungandhavethemobilitytogooutside,youwouldrelyonamobil

ephone.Butifyouareolder,disabledandperhapspoorer,ourresearchshowsyou'remorelikelytousealandline.Ifyouarericher,youwillhaveaccesstomoresmartdevi

ces---asmartTV,smartphoneorlaptop.Butthepooreryouare---orifyouareolder,youruseofthesedevicesismorelimited.”Las

tyear,researchfromregulatorOfcomfoundthattheamountoftimespentonlandlinecallsannuallyintheUKhadhalvedoverjustsixyears,to54billionminutes

.Thenewstudyalsoshowedthatmorethanaquarterofhouseholdshavedecidedtofindabroadbandproviderthatdoesnotchargeforthe

irunusedlandline,butonlysixpercenthavedoneso.8.Theunderlinedpart“awhiteelephant"inParagraph1probablyreferstosomethin

gthatisA.costlybuteffectiveB.usefulandbeautifulC.expensivebutuselessD.cheapandnecessary9.What'sthemainreasonwhysomepeoplestillhaveahomeph

one?A.Theirbroadbandpackagecontainsit.B.Theirfamilycanonlyaffordtouseit.C.Theyareusedtousingahomephone.D.Theyconsideritanimp

ortantstatussymbol.10.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytousealandline?A.Ayoungadventurer.B.Anoldpoorgardener.C.Anoutdoorphotographer.D.Afamousindoord

esigner.11.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.Endofthelandline?B.Fedupwithcoldcalls?C.ThehistoryofphonesD.DifferentchoicesofphonesDSmartspeakersh

aveproventobehandydevicesinhospitals,allowingpatientstocontrolindependently.Andnow,researchersfromtheUniversityofWashingtonhavedevelop

edanartificialintelligencesystemthatenablesthesedevicestomonitorheartbeats.Usingtechnologytoremotelymonitorheartratesisn'tnew.These

daysmostsmartwatchesandfitnesstrackersarecapableofit.Thegoodthinghereisthatresearchershavefiguredoutawaytousethemicro

phonesinsmartspeakerstodoitwithoutrequiringphysicalcontact.InastudypublishedinCommunicationsBiology,theres

earchershadthesmartspeakerssendoutsignalsthatcouldn'tbeheardwhichwerethenreflectedoffaperson'sbody.Theyth

enanalyzedthesesignalstoidentifysmallchestwallmotionsrelatedtoheartbeats,aswellasseparatethosesignalsfr

omsurroundingnoiseandbreathing.Forthisparticularproof—of—conceptsetup,theresearcherstestedthissmartspeakeron26healt

hyparticipantsand24hospitalizedpatientswithvariousheartconditions,includingatrialfibrillation（心房颤动）andheartfailure.Inbothcases,thesmartspeak

erwaswithin28-30millisecondsofanECG（心电图）,thegoldstandardusedinhospitalstodiscoverarrhythmia（心律不齐）.Likesmartwatchesw

ithadvancedheartfeatures,usingsmartspeakersinthiswayopensupthepossibilityforpassive,remoteheartmonitoring.ECGs,whilehighlyaccurate,r

equireavisittothedoctorandseveralelectrodes（电极）tobeplacedonthebody.They,renotcapableofcontinuousmonito

ringsoyou'relimitedtowhatitpicksupatthatexactmomentintime——onereasonwhyheartarrhythmiacanbesohardtodiscover.Smartwatchesarecapableofpa

ssive,remote,continuousmonitoring,buttheyrequireyoutowearthedeviceatalltimestobeeffective.It'snotsomethingthat'scomfortableforev

eryone,especiallywhenitcomestosleepandforthosewithhighlysensitiveskin.Anotherissueisthattheseadvancedsmartwatchesa

reexpensive,whilesmartspeakersaremuchcheaper.“Ifyouhaveadevicelikethis,youcanmonitorapatientonanextendedbasisandthendevelopcorrespondin

gcareplansthatsatisfythepatient'sneeds,“saidDr.ArunSridhar,co—seniorauthoronthestudy."Andthebeautyofusingthiskindofdevices

isthattheyarealreadyinpeople'shomes.”12.WhatdoestheauthorfocusoninParagraph3?A.Howthesmartspeakerworks.B.Whythesmartspea

kerisuseful.C.Theadvantagesofsmartspeakers.D.Theimportanceofthestudy.13.Whyisheartarrhythmiadifficulttofind?A.ECGsarenothighlyaccurate.B.E

CGscan'tmonitorcontinuously.C.Doctorsknowlittleaboutheartarrhythmia.D.AnECGtestishardtooperateandexpensive.14.Whichstatementbestexp

lainsthecharacteristicsofsmartwatches?A.Theyarecomfortabletowear.B.Theyarefriendlytosensitiveskin.C.Theyareeffectiveandcheap.D.Theyareabletom

onitorremotely.15.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Weneedtoinventmoresmartdevices.B.Careplansarevitaltopatientswithheartfail

ure.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。Whilemostofusarefamiliarwiththefunandexcitementoftakingavacationwithfamilyorfriends,farfewerpeop

lehavesetoutonaholidaybythemselves.Thereareplentyofbenefitstoplanasolo（单独的）travelasyournextgetaway.16We'vegotawholelistofreasonswhyyoushoul

dconsidertravellingalone.•You'reinchargeoftheitinerary（行程）Didyoueverhavetheunfortunateexperienceofbe

ingdraggedtoacrowdedtouristtrapwithyourfamilyormissoutonaone-of-a-kinddestinationbecausenoneofyourfriendswereinterested?Thatallgoesoutthewindowwh

enyou'reincompletecontroloftheitinerary.17Travellingsoloprovidestheperfectopportunitytovisittheseque

stered（隐蔽的）sitesyou'vehadmarkedonamapforyears.•PlentyofchancestomeetnewpeopleWhenvisitinganewplacealone,youreallyhavenochoicebuttocommuni

catewithnewpeople.18Localsnotonlyhaveinsiderinformationthatyouwon'tfindinaguidebook,butspeakingwithsomeonenativetothecountryisagre

atwaytolearnabouttheirculture.•Expandyourcomfortzone19Betweenpracticingyourreal-worldconversationskillsinaforei

gnlanguageandtryingunfamiliarfood,travellingaloneforcesyoutofaceavarietyofnewsituations.Whenyouonlyhaveyourselftorelyon,youhavearealop

portunitytolearnwhatyou'recapableof.•AchancetostopandreflectWhetheryouplanongettingclosetonatureorjustspendinganafternoondaydreamingatasidewalk

cafe,travellingaloneoffersauniquechancetopauseandseethingsfromanewview.Addintheexperienceofanewcultureandthechancetointeractwithpeopl

eofdifferentbackgrounds.20A.Notconvincedyet?B.Everyonehasuniqueinterests.C.Stepoutofyourcomfortzoneandachieveyourgoa

l.D.Gellingoutsideofyourcomfortableboxistoughatfirst.E.Spendingtimealoneinanewplaceforcesyoutotrynewthings.F.Andyou'11comebackfromasolovacation

withanewoutlookonlife.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1

5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。Thesesurfershavebeenrecognizedasheroesaftertheycametotherescueoftwodrowningswimmerslastmonth.Adrian

Yorkandhisfriendshadalreadybeen21somewavesatTrinidadStateBeachforseveralhourswhentheydecidedtotakeabreak.Astheywerer

estinginthe22waters,however,theybeganhearingcriesfor23.Sinceithadbeenaparticularly24evening,the15-and16-year-oldboyshadt

olookthroughthemisttolocatethesourceoftheyelling.Theythen25twoswimmerswhowere26intheoceanwiththeir27barelyheldabov

ewater100feetaway.Thesurfers---twoofwhomhadbeenthrough28training-knewthattheswimmersdidnothavealongtimebeforetheyfell29tohypothermia（体温过低）,sothe

y30jumpedintoaction.WhileYorkquicklyheadedbackto31tocall911,theotherthreeswamquicklytotheswimmersandhelpedthemontotheirboards.Th

e32saidthattheswimmersweretwobrotherswhohadnotbeenwearingtheappropriateswimwearforsuchcoldwaters.The

yhadbeenplayinginthesurfwhentheyweresuddenly33byastrongwave--andsincethebeachhadbeensofoggy,thebrothers,parentshadnot

beenabletospottheminthemist.Thoughithadbeendifficulttocalmthe34brothersandgetthemontothesurfboards--particularlybecauseoneofthebrothersreportedlyw

eighedanestimated250pounds--thegroupwas35abletogeteveryonesafelytoshore.21.A.recordingB.fleeingC.catchingD.watching22.A.freshB.col

dC.dirtyD.deep23.A.helpB.comfortC.freedomD.justice24.A.romanticB.quietC.longD.foggy25.A.huggedB.greetedC.inspectedD.spotted26.A.searching

B.divingC.strugglingD.exploring27.A.eyesB.headsC.handsD.arms28.A.militaryB.physicalC.lifeguardD.education29.A.agen

tB.sailorC.judgeD.victim30.A.suddenlyB.immediatelyC.temporarilyD.regularly31.A.shoreB.homeC.shipsD.hospitals32.A.policemenB.parentsC.trainer

sD.surfers33.A.setdownB.carriedawayC.pickedupD.ruledout34.A.impatientB.uncomfortableC.panickedD.embarrassed35.A.eventuallyB.graduall

yC.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。Ashopsellsgamesandgad

gets（小玩意）tomembersoftheolderpopulationwithasenseoffun,YangYangreports.Beingofanoldage,whenbuspassengersmaygiveuptheir

seatsforyou,doeshave36(it)benefits.Butonethingnot37(normal)associatedwiththelossorgrayingofhairistoys.Th

atischanging.Despitethefact38Chinanowhasabout254millionpeopleaged60orabove,itisnotuntilrecentlythatarguablythefirsttoyshop3

9(target)atthispopulationgroupwasopened.Theshop,locatedatacornerinBeijing'sTongzhouDistrict,40(name)LaoYouSuo

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

naFriday.42(enter)thedoor,onewillseetworowsofgreenplantsontherighthand.Cagedbirdssingatthebackoftheshop.Followingtheideatobuild43typicaltradit

ionalChinesestudy,SongfurnishesthespacewithtraditionalChinese-stylewooden44(shelf),onwhichhedisplaysmoret

han400kindsoftoysthataredivided45fourmajorcategories——classic,nostalgic(怀旧的)，educational,andexercising,inaddit

ionto16othercategoriessuchasdigitalandnovelones,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.Hedidnotliketobe

sick.Itwasnofunatall.Hegotoutofhisbedandwalkedintohisbrother'sbedroom.Carterlovedcars.Hehadthemalloverhisroom.Onesatonhisd

eskinmanypieces.Carterlovedputtingmodelcarstogether.Jacksontouchedoneoftheblacktires.HehopedCarterwashome.Carterlikedtotalkaboutth

emodelcarsashewasputtingthemtogether.JacksonleftCarter'sroomandwalkeddownthehalltotheroomhistwinsistersshare

d.EllalikedwearingprettyclothesandMadisonlikedridingherhorse.Ella'ssideoftheroomwasniceandneat.Madison'ssidewasamess.Elladecoratedth

ewallbehindherbedwithpicturesofgirlsinfancyclothes.AbigposterofahorsewasonthewallbehindMadison,sbed.Jacksonturnedandwalkedbackouto

ftheroom,trippingoverMadison,scowboybootsashedid.Hedidn'tfalldown,butitwasclose.Ashestoodthere,tryingtore

memberwhatitwascalled,herealizedallofhisbrother'sandsisters'roomslookedlikethethingstheyloved.Carterhadcarsinhisroom；EllalovedfashionandMadison

horses.Jacksonwonderedwhathisroomsaidabouthim.Hewalkedbackdownthehallandstoodinthedoorwayofhisroom.Hisbedwasamess.Buthejustgotoutofit,so

thatwasnormal.Therewasaracetrackonhisfloor,abarn（谷仓）hemadeoutoftoylogs,aplastichatthatwaspartofamagictricksethegotforhisbirthday,andacoupleof

plasticdinosaurslyingontheirsides.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?”hismomaskedasshewa

lkedintotheroom.Momexplained,“Apersondoesn'thavetolikejustonething.”