江西省南昌市第二中学2020届高三英语下学期校测试题（一）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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. How long will the power cut last?A. Two hours.B. One hour and a half.C. Half an hour.2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Teacher and student.C. Employer and employee.3. What do we know about the speakers?A.They both have a bike.B. They both went to work on foot yesterdayC. Their friends borrows bikes from them.4. What is the man worrying about?A. The money.B. Cold weather.C. The air conditioner.5. What does the man feel about classical music ?A. He does not like it at all.B. He prefers it to popular music.C. He enjoys listening to it at bedtime .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，各个小题将给出 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 doing?A. Baking a cake .B. Making a pizza.C. Eating some popcorn.7.What did the speaker’s mother make them promise?A. Never to eat popcorn.B. Never to make cakes at home.C. Never to make popcorn at home.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. How long will the man be away?A. For a month.B. For nearly a week.C. For three days.9. Who will take care of Roger?A.His father.B. His mother.C. The woman.10. What do we know about the woman?A. She is a teacher.B. She still works.C. She likes children.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Move her house.B. Go to work together.C. Confirm the appointment.12. Who is Ms Jones?A. A former colleague of the man.B. A roommate of the woman.C. A taxi driver.13. What does the woman think of Ms Jones?A. Friendly.B. Punctual.C. Serious.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
14. Where does the woman want to go?A. To the English Language Institute.B. To the King Street.C. To the park.15. Where are the speakers?A. In the park.B. In a department store.C. At the station.16. Which road should the woman take at the end of the park path?A. The one on the left.B. The one on the right.C. The one going straight.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. In which country was Mother’s Day first celebrated?A.The USA.B. China.C. England.18. When did people begin to celebrate Mother’s Day?A. About 10 years ago.B. About 50 years ago.C. About 110 years ago.19. What color of flower should someone wear on Mother’s Day if his mother is dead?A. White.B. Red.C. Pink.20. What do some people do on Mother’s Day in China?A. Wear special clothes for their mothers.B. Sing a song over the radio for their mothers.C. Choose a song over the radio for their mothers.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。
AActivities in ConnecticutNortheast Camping ShowNortheast Camping Show is the ideal place for camping families who are wanting to purchase their first camper（野营车）, or wanting to update their present camper to explore new camping adventures. Representatives from the Connecticut Campground Owners Association will teach attendees to make their camping trips more enjoyable.Location: Connecticut Convention CenterStay with PenguinsEnjoy beautiful underwater views as you visit one of Mystic Aquarium’s most popular animals. Held in the Aquarium’s Main Gallery, the activity will offer you the chance to enjoy the peaceful surroundings. Take a moment to meet an African penguin between 7 pm and 8 pm to learn about this great animal from an aquarium trainer.Location: Mystic AquariumFamily Ice Fishing DayFamilies are welcome to attend this unique event which is a part of the CARE (Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education) program. The program is taught by certified volunteer instructors and it’s fun. All fishing equipment and course materials are provided for free. Bring a lunch.Program：9:30 am~11:30 am, ice fishing (weather permitting): noon~3 pm. Pre-registration is required.Location: Memorial Conservation CenterAcorn Adventure：Eagle EyesFamilies are invited to come to The Last Green Valley to experience how big a bald eagle’s wings and eyes are compared to the size of their heads and other fun facts. The group will also search for eagles at this popular spot for these incredible birds of prey. Enthusiasm and a desire to learn about these beautiful birds are essential.Location: The Last Green Valley21. What can you do in Northeast Camping Show?A. Help design a new camper.B. Learn some camping knowledge.C. Explore an outside adventure.D. Drive a camper with the representatives.22.Which activity should be signed up in advance?A. Northeast Camping Show.B. Stay with Penguins.C. Family Ice Fishing Day.D. Acorn Adventure: Eagle Eyes.23.Where can you visit eagles?A. In Connecticut Convention Center.B. In Mystic Aquarium.C. In Memorial Conservation Center.D. In The Last Green Valley.BIt was the Olympic final day earlier this month, but this was an Olympics with a difference. Over the last five months, local and regional competitionshave been held across Kenya for Maasai men of “warrior” age as part of the Maasai Olympics 2018. December 15 marked the final round with crowds gathering in Kimana, near the Amboseli National Park, about 200 km south of Narobi. Cash prizes and medals are in store for the winning individuals and communities.International charity Born Free Foundation is a main sponsor of the event which has been held every two years since 2012 to offer Maasai and warriors an alternative to killing lions as part of their traditional ceremony. It was the idea of the wildlife charity Big Life Foundation and eight Maasai elders who wanted to "stop lion hunting by our warriors once and for all, making it a cultural taboo(禁忌)”.“As soon as we understood the idea for the Maasai Olympics, we were attracted by the excitement, and inspired by the complete sense of this great plan,” said Born Free Foundation’s CEO Howard Jones. “As human populations grow and our wants seem to increase, with little sympathy for those other species with whom we share the planet, the pressing need for coexistence is urgent. And examples of how this may be achieved are few and far between.”“About 2,000 lions remain in Kenya, and Born Free works to monitor the population, ease human-wildlife conflict and promote coexistence.” added Jones. “The Maasai live and work alongside lions and other wildlife, so they play a key role in their protection and conservation. However, the Maasai also have a 500-year-old tradition of hunting lions when men reach warrior age.”The Maasai Olympics were developed to encourage young men to compete in an organized sports competition based on their traditional warrior skills. They compete in six events (5,000 m, 800m, 200m, high jump, etc.) and there are also two events (1,500m and 100m) for women. As well as the competitive element, the event also aims to educate local people about conserving lions and other wildlife, and the importance of human-wildlife coexistence and tolerance.24.What do we know about the Maasai Olympics according to the text?A.They are only accessible to men.B.They had been held four times by 2018.C.They are held in the Amboseli National Park.D.They honour winners with the title of hero.25.What can we learn about the Maasai Olympics’traditional ceremony?A. It is primitive and unacceptable.B. It is a proof of their being sympathetic.C. It is the result of human-wildlife conflict.D. It is highly regarded by Born Free Foundation.26.Which of the following might NOT be the aim of Born Free Foundation?A. To change the lifestyle of lions in Kenya.B. To ease human-wildlife conflict in Kenya.C. To monitor the population of lions in Kenya.D. To promote coexistence of humans and lions in Kenya.27.What does Howard Jones try to express in Para. 4?A. The Maasai should not disturb wildlife.B. Humans and wildlife cannot benefit each other.C. Humans should live in harmony with wildlife.D. The Masssai should not give up their old tradition.CPublic transport is declining in the rich world. To those who have to squeeze onto the number 25 bus in London, or the A train in New York, the changemight not be noticeable. But public transport is becoming less busy in those places, and passenger numbers are flat or falling in almost every American city despite healthy growth in urban populations and employment.Although transport agencies blame their unpopularity on things like roadworks and broken signals, it seems more likely that they are being outcompeted. App-based taxi services like Uber and Lyft are more comfortable and convenient than trains or buses. Cycling is nicer than it was, and rental bikes are more widely available. Cars are cheap to buy, thanks to cut-rate loans, and ever cheaper to run. Online shopping, home working and office-sharing mean more people can avoid travelling altogether.The competition is only likely to grow. More than one laboratory is developing new transport technologies and applications. Silicon Valley invented Uber and, more recently, apps that let people rent electric scooters(滑板车) and then abandon them on the pavement. China created sharing-bicycles and battery-powered "e-bikes", both of which are spreading.Transport agencies should accept the upstarts(新兴方式), and copy them. Cities tend either to ignore app-based services or to try to push them off the streets. That is understandable, given the rules-are-for-losers attitude of firms like Uber. But it is an error.It is doubtful that most people make hard distinctions between public and private transport. They just want to get somewhere, and there is a cost in time, money and comfort. An ideal system would let them move across a city for a single payment, transferring from trains to taxis to bicycles as needed. Building a platform to allow that is hard, and requires much effort of traditional networks as well as technology firms. It is probably the secret to keeping cities moving.28. What is the change in public transport in big cities?A. It is becoming busier.B. It is getting less popular.C. There are fewer traffic delays.D. There is more new transport.29. In the author’s opinion, the reason for the decline of public transport is that ______.A. there are roadworks and broken signals.B. people are becoming healthier and employed.C. cars and bikes are more and more available.D. transport agencies are seemingly less competitive.30. How does the author develop his idea in Paragraph 3?A. By giving examplesB. By providing research resultsC. By stating argumentsD. By comparing different approaches31. According to the text, the key to keeping cities moving is ____________.A. to develop an ideal system that satisfies everyone.B. to provide people with more means of transportation.C. to build a good platform that appeals to transport agencies.D. to make traditional networks and technology firms cooperate.DIf you’ve ever been on a fishing boat, you’ve probably seen crowds of birds following it, hoping to catch a snack. Now scientists use those birds’behavior to track illegal fishing boats.Researchers attached data loggers to the backs of 169 albatrosses (信天翁) in Indian oceans. Weighing only 42 grams, the devices included a GPS, which enabled them to detect the presence and intensity of radar signals emitting from boats. That information was then sent by satellite, so the researchers could track the location of the birds and thus the radar-emitting boats in real time.The scientists then cross-checked that data against the known locations of boats, collected from a system boats use to declare themselves, called the Automatic Identification System(AIS).And noticeable differences appeared frequently.More than a third of the times the birds “loggers” detected radar signals, and therefore a boat, but no such boat appeared in the official log—meaning that the vehicles had likely switched off their AIS—something that probably happens in illegal fishing operations.The work suggests birds could be an effective boat-monitoring tool as long as illegal fishing operations don't target the birds.Fortunately, such a task would be difficult. Around fishing boats, you can find hundreds of birds at any one time that are flying around. And the birds with loggers are not marked in anyway. So it's not really possible for fishermen to pick out a specific bird.But what concerns researchers is that albatrosses often get caught by some fishing boats. Though regulations have been established to protect against that happening with success, illegal boats don't necessarily obey. So scientists might be underestimating the risk posed to albatross populations.32. What characteristic of albatrosses do scientists take advantage of in their research?A. Their feeding patterns.B. Their sense of direction.C. Their greedy behaviors.D. Their habit of following fishing boats.33. For what purpose does a boat shut off its AIS?A. To seek more fishes.B. To have it mistaken for another.C. To avoid being detected.D. To save the trouble of declaring itself.34. What does “such a task” in Paragraph 6 refer to?A. Identifying birds with loggers.B. Monitoring illegal boats.C Tracking radar signals automatically.D. Fishing illegally.35. What could be the best title for the text?A. AIS: an Effective System to Locate BoatsB. Humans Are Good at Discovering Birds’ NatureC. Data Loggers Help Fishermen Get a Good HarvestD. Scientists Use Birds to Track Illegal Fishing Operations第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。