1、河南省郑州市2020届高三英语第二次质量预测试题（含解析）本试卷分四部分，考试时间120分钟，满分150分（听力成绩算作参考分）。 考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息,然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答 无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将 试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5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 mig
2、ht Amy be?A. A car saleswoman. B. A customer . C. A waitress.2.How was the concert?A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Interesting.3.What are they talking about?A. A film. B. An artist. C. A painting.4.What is the girls trouble?A.She cant hear clearly.B.She doesnt know the answer.C.She cant see the blackboar
3、d.5.What can be known about Bill?A.He has finished his paper.B.He is going to write a paper.C.He seldom finishes his work on time.第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5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
4、made Jack feel upset?A.Losing a lot of money.B.Making a big mistake.C.Quarreling with his boss.7. What does Jack decide to do?A. Be more careful. B. Make an apology. C. Leave the company.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Why will the woman put on a show?A. To have fun. B. To earn money. C. To perform on stage.9.What
5、 does the woman think of the man?A. He has many talents. B. He dances well. C. He can sing well.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What did Bill worry about at first?A. Suitcases. B. Long queues. C. Heavy traffic.11 . Who offers to carry the suitcases?A. Bill. B. Alice. C. The taxi driver.12.How will they probably
6、 go to the bus stop at last?A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By taxi.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Where did Tony go last year?A.The Channel Islands.B.Some European countries.C. The seaside near his house.14.Which country is close to the Channel Islands?A. France. B. Spain C. England.15.Why will Tony visit George to
7、morrow?A. To change his plan.B. To borrow some money.C. To persuade him to travel together.16.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A travel plan. B. Famous places. C. Their travel experiences.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.How was John Curtis gum (口香糖）at first?A. Soft. B. Hard. C. Sweet.18.What did W
8、illiam Wrigley think of chewing gum?A. It made people less tired.B. It helped people work better.C. It was popular among children.19.What will the speaker talk about next?A. Why gum is popular.B. How people feel about gum .C. How to deal with chewed gum.20.What is the passage mainly about?A. The his
9、tory of gum.B. The attitude to gum.C. The reason for chewing gum.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;毎小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATime magazine listed its top inventions of 2019, some of which will surely become a big part of our everyday lives over the next decade. Here are
10、some were most looking forward to.Virtual （虚拟的）surgeryAccording to Harvard Business Review, our current system of training surgeons cant keep up with the speed of technological development. “Even after 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school and 5 years of advanced training after working, 30%
11、of graduates still cant operate on their own,” said Justin Barad, who is the CEO and co-founder of Osso VR.This VR software is made to give doctors virtual operating-room experience so they can practice and prepare for surgeries. Apparently, it works. Gideon Blumstein of California University conduc
12、ted a study on using Osso VR. His team found that participants overall surgical performance improved by an astonishing 230% over traditional training methods. Vending veggies （出售素食）Eat happier. ” Thats the Farmers Fridge advertising message. It is a good one, as this company wants to bring fresh, he
13、althy food to people on the go.Its trying to change more than just food, though. It also wants to change the delivery method. Farmers Fridge has created its very own automatic machines. They can be placed in high-traffic areas. These super-smart vending machines can know their contents at any moment
14、 and can allow customers to reserve and pay in advance. They can even learn about what customers want. Shayna Harris is the companys Chief Growth Officer. “We have developed salads, sandwiches and breakfast items that taste as fresh as if you were to make them in your home kitchen,” she said in an
15、interview with Insider Trends. Recycling pollutionWhen we write with black ink, were writing with soot a powder made by burning coal or oil. Cars are machines that produce soot. To collect the soot, Anirudh Sharma, creator of AIR-INK, made a device called Kaalink, which attaches to a vehicles exhaus
16、t pipe （排气管）.Once collected, its made into ink color and mixed with vegetable oil to create inks, markers and paints with the brand AIR-INK.“I dont know if its pollution, but the quality of the ink is really special,” said artist Kristopher Ho. “Its black, really thick and dries extremely quickly.”T
17、he Guardian describes AIR-INK as remarkably green”. Each 30-milliliter pen contains between 4050 minutes of air pollution, while each 6-liter spray can hold 2,000 minutes of diesel exhaust （柴油废气）. In the past year, Sharma said, his team has cleaned nearly 1.7 trillion （万亿）liters of air in India and
18、Hong Kong.1. What can be known about Osso VR?A. It is an assistant to help surgeons do operations.B. It can perform operations on patients automatically.C. It offers doctors a virtual environment to practice surgeries.D. It is a piece of software to help medical students do research.2. What makes Fa
19、rmers Fridge different and special?A. Why its advertisement works.B. What its vending machines sell.C. How its vending machines operate.D. Where its vending machines serve.3. What attitude does Kristopher Ho hold toward AIR-INK?A. Doubtful.B. Casual.C. Disapproving.D. Positive.4. What is the authors
20、 main purpose in writing the passage?A. To encourage scientists to make technological inventions.B. To tell readers some of the latest inventions in technology.C. To call on people to keep up with technological development.D. To raise everyones awareness of the environmental protection.【答案】1. C 2. C
21、 3. D 4. B【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。时代杂志列出了2019年的顶级发明，有些肯定会在未来十年成为我们日常生活的重要组成部分。文章列举出几项我们最期待的发明：虚拟手术；出售素食；污染物回收。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据Virtual surgery部分的第二段中的This VR software is made to give doctors virtual operating-room experience so they can practice and prepare for surgeries.(这个虚拟现实软件是为了给医生提供虚拟手术室的体验，让他们可以练习和准备手术。
22、)可知Osso VR软件为医生提供了一个虚拟的手术环境。故选C项。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据Vending veggies部分的第二段中的Its trying to change more than just food, though. It also wants to change the delivery method.(不过，它试图改变的不仅仅是食物。它还想改变送货方式。)及These super-smart vending machines can know their contents at any moment, and can allow customers to reserv
23、e and pay in advance.(这些超级智能的自动售货机可以随时知道其货品，并允许客户提前预订和付款。) 可知Farmers Fridge(农民冰箱)的自动售卖机的运作方式是其与众不同之处。故选C项。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据Recycling pollution部分的第二段中的“I dont know if its pollution, but the quality of the ink is really special,” said artist Kristopher Ho. “Its black, really thick and dries extremely qui
24、ckly.”可知Kristopher Ho提到墨水的质量真的很特别。它是黑色的，非常厚，而且干得非常快。因此可以推断出Kristopher Ho对AIR-INK(空气墨水)持肯定态度。故选D项。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中的Time magazine listed its top inventions of 2019, some of which will surely become a big part of our everyday lives over the next decade . Here are some were most looking forward to.(时代
25、杂志列出了2019年的顶级发明，有些肯定会在未来十年成为我们日常生活的重要组成部分。以下是我们最期待的。)及下文对一些发明物的介绍可推理知本文的意图在于向读者介绍一些最新的技术发明。故选B项。【点睛】细节题也被称为事实信息题，在做题的时候需要在原文对应的内容中找答案。找关键词可以又快又准确地做对细节题。关键词可以帮助我们迅速定位题目在原文中的位置。如第3小题可通过题干中的关键词Kristopher Ho定位到文中的Recycling pollution部分的第二段中的“I dont know if its pollution, but the quality of the ink is rea
26、lly special,” said artist Kristopher Ho. “Its black, really thick and dries extremely quickly.”可知Kristopher Ho提到墨水的质量真的很特别。它是黑色的，非常厚，而且干得非常快。因此可以推断出Kristopher Ho对AIR-INK(空气墨水)持肯定态度。故选D项。BWhen I heard that Vitaminwater is giving away $100,000 in a contest where the winner has to give up their cellpho
27、ne for a year in favor of a 1996-era app-free version, my immediate thought was: I could never do that. Even a day would be very difficult for me. I admit that Im addicted to my iPhone.I sleep with it under my pillow. Its the first thing I reach for in the morning. Ive never counted how many times I
28、 pick it up during the day, but its at least several per hour, and often I cant go 5 minutes without looking at it.What am I doing on my phone? Everything, it feels like: making to-do lists, searching for random information, checking e-mails and so on. Ive also become attached to social media becaus
29、e somehow its become vital that I know exactly what my childhood best friends cousin is doing.I know the importance of communication in theory. But in practice, Ive been scolded more times than I can count by my boyfriend, You love your phone more than me.” I feel anxious when my phone isnt easily w
30、ithin reach, like life is happening without me. My already high general level of anxiety increases if I dont feel as informed as I can possibly be. Im tricked by my phones simplicity. Ill just look at it while Im in the bathroom or waiting in line at a store. Those few minutes that seem harmless eno
31、ugh likely represent the whole days worth of time when I could have been reading books or simply letting my mind relax.The possibility of going even a day without my smartphone fills me with fear. And yet it upsets me that Ive become completely dependent on this technological advancement.So, on seco
32、nd thoughts, Im going to enter the contest. And even if I dont win, I promise to limit my phone usage to 15 minutes a day in May, for a start. So this May, Im going conservative. I hope I remember how.5. How did the author react when hearing about the contest?A. She declared it would be meaningless.
33、B. She decided to participate in it eagerly.C. She thought it would be a challenge for her.D. She was quite confident of winning a great prize.6. What is the result of the authors frequent use of her cellphone?A. It gets her dependent on her cellphone.B. It makes her do shopping online easily.C. It
34、helps her keep in touch with her friends.D. It gives her an easy way to get information.7. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Getting Addicted To CellphoneB. Entering Cellphone-free ContestC. Bringing Cellphone Under ControlD. Laying Down Cellphone For Contest【答案】5. C 6. A 7. D【解析】这是一篇记叙文
35、文章讲述了我对手机十分上瘾，我认为没有智能手机，我会感到恐惧.我已经完全依赖于手机的情况也让我感到不安。我打算参加一个Vitaminwater公司举办的比赛，即参赛者要停用手机一年，获胜者可获得10万美元。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中的When I heard that Vitaminwater is giving away $100,000 in a contest, my immediate thought was: I could never do that. Even a day would be very difficult for me.(当我听说Vitaminwater
36、将在一场比赛中捐出10万美元时，我当时的想法是：我永远不会这么做。哪怕是一天对我来说也很难。)可知作者听到这个比赛时，她认为这对于自己来说是个挑战。故选C项。【6题详解】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段The possibility of going even a day without my smartphone fills me with fear. And yet it upsets me that Ive become completely dependent on this technological advancement.(即使一天没有智能手机，我也会感到恐惧。但让我不安的是，我已经
37、完全依赖于这种技术进步。)可知作者由于频繁使用手机的后果是对手机十分依赖。故选A项。【7题详解】主旨大意题。根据第一段中的I admit that Im addicted to my iPhone.(我承认我对我的手机上瘾了。)及最后一段中的Im going to enter the contest. And even if I dont win, I promise to limit my phone usage to 15 minutes a day in May, for a start.(我要参加比赛了。即使我没赢，我也保证从5月份开始，我的手机使用时间限制在每天15分钟。)可知作者决
38、定放下手机去参加比赛，D项（放下手机参赛）符合文章大意，为最佳标题，故选D项。CEvery morning I walk outside and bring in the morning newspaper. There was a time when every house on both sides of the street had a newspaper in the driveway. There was also a time when every house had a landline telephone, but not anymore. Not for a long tim
39、e.My husband is less willing to accept the downward trend of print-edition newspapers, as he has worked in newspapers since the age of 16. Even before that, he was what you would call an “independent publisher”.Recently, we were at a Chicago park with our grandchildren. My husband had a newspaper fo
40、lded under his arm. He sat down and put the paper on the bench beside him. A young girl walked over, looked at the newspaper, picked it up and asked, Whats this?I thought he was going to fall over. The color faded from his face. His eyes rolled back in his head and his legs were giving out. I rolled
41、 up his paper and waved it under his nose. The smells from the ink woke him up.Some people simply love paper the feel, the portability, and the pleasure of piling them higher and higher until their wife cries, “Enough! My husband was happy when he spent time with our youngest daughter and her husban
42、d. When they lived with us, they raced to pull the crossword puzzle from the paper every day. Its hard to do a crossword online. Pencil doesnt come off a computer screen as easily as you might think.Now my husband will be very excited that I have found further proof that there may still be hope for
43、the survival of print. I was chatting with a young mother who subscribes to the daily newspaper. I asked why she did something so conservatively. She looked shocked. Because its print! she said. I love print! When the paper didnt come one day, would you believe I called the main number to let them k
44、now and the lady said, Why dont you just subscribe to the online version? ” She shook her head in disbelief.My husband will be so thrilled that he might write this young woman into his will I say we leave her all our piles of old newspapers.8. How did the authors husband feel when a girl asked a que
45、stion in the park?A. Shocked.B. Thrilled.C. Disappointed.D. Confused.9. What does the author probably mean by saying “his legs were giving out” ？A. He was feeling tired and needed a rest.B. He was very old and unable to stand long.C. He almost lost his balance and became unconscious.D. He was annoye
46、d with the girl and played a trick on her.10. What does the author intend to tell us with the example of the young mother?A. Many young people follow an old-fashioned lifestyle.B. Its inconvenient for the old to read online newspapers.C. Therere still young people who love printed newspapers.D. Prin
47、ted newspapers will be replaced by online newspapers.11. What does the author mainly talk about in the passage?A. The new rise of digital newspapers on the line.B. A mans everlasting love for printed newspapers.C. The pleasure of looking through daily newspapers.D. A familys memory of reading printed newspapers.【答案】8. A 9. C 10. C 11. B【解析】这是一篇记叙文。作者的丈夫从16岁时起就从事与报纸有关的工作，文章讲述了作者丈夫与一些人关于报纸的故事，表达了作者丈夫对“印刷报纸”永恒的爱。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段中的I thought he was going to fal
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