2020届北京市第十二中学初中部高三英语第四次联考试题及答案解析

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem inability to read.

In the library,I found my way into the \"Children's Room.\" I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle. Without opening the book—Amos, the Beagle with a Plan ,1 borrowed it from the library for the summer.

Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

My mother's call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book.

I never told my mother about my “miraculous” experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later ,she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.

1. The author's mother told him to borrow a book in order to ________.

A. let him spend a meaningful summer B. encourage him to do more walking C. help cure him of his reading problem D. make him learn more about weapons 2. The book caught the author's eye because .

A. it reminded him of his own dog B. he found its title easy to understand C. it contained pretty pictures of animals D. he liked children's stories very much 3. Which one could be the best title of the passage?

A. Mum's Strict Order. B. My Passion forReading. C. Reunion with My Beagle. D. The Charm of a Book.

B

When Rich Jean wanted to help his daughter, Abigail, learn to read, he took her to the library near their home in Brooklyn, N. Y. That's where they met Hasina Islam, who Jean says arose her interest in reading and the library.

“You see what you started? You see that spark that you put in this child?” Jean told Hasina Islam at aStoryCorpsconversation in 2016. At the time, Abigail was 7 and Islam was 27. Their friendship began when Abigail was 3. Through the years, Islam has offered book suggestions that Abigail has read with great enthusiasm. “What's cool is that Hasina has recommended a lot of books that I, at the time, thought might be a little too advanced for you,\" Jean told Abigail. “Like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.\" Abigail said.

Islam's own love of the library was sparked when she was in the third grade. She lived near the main branch of the Queens Public Library in New York City, and she went there to research Henry Hudson, an English explorer, for a school project.

\"The librarian made me feel so special. She remembered my name, and my favorite thing was that she gave me book recommendations,\" she said.\" When I was graduating from college, I thought about how I was going to make a difference in the world. And I remembered my librarian，and I remembered that feeling that she gave me every single time I went to the library. ”

4. When might Abigail and Hasina Islam first meet? A. In 2012. B. In 2016. C. In 2018. D. In 2020.

5. What do we know about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from the text? A. It was Islam's favorite book. B. It might be hard for Abigail. C. It was a best seller at that time. D. It was important for Abigail. 6. How did Hasina Islam help Abigail?

A. By offering books to her. B. By reading together with her. C. By giving advice on books. D. By introducing great libraries. 7. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. Islam's special college life. B. Islam's working experiences. C Islam's living conditions. D. Islam's reasons for loving library.

C

Masks that helped save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic（疫情）are proving a deadly risk for wildlife, with birds and sea creatures trapped in many facial coverings in animal habitats.

Single-use masks have been found on the ground, waterways and beaches worldwide since countries required（heir use in public places to slow the pandemic's spread. Worn once, the thin protective materials can take hundreds of years to break down. \"Face masks aren't going away any time soon-but when we throw them away, these items can harm the environment and the animals who share our planet,\" Ashley from anima! rights group PETA said.

Monkeys have been found playing with used masks in the hills outsideMalaysia's capitalKuala Lumpur. And in an incident inBritain, a seagull was saved inChelmsfordafter its legs got caught in an abandoned mask for a week.

However, the biggest influence is in the water. More than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world's oceans last year, accounting for around 6200 extra tons of ocean plastic pollution, according to environmental group OceansAsia. “Masks and gloves are particularlyproblematicfor sea creatures,\" says George Leonard, chief scientist from NGO. \"When those plastics break down in the environment, they form smaller and smaller particles（颗粒）.Those particles then enter the food chain and influence the entire ecosystem,“ he added.

Campaigners have urged people to deal with masks properly after using them. OceansAsia has also called on governments to increase punishment for littering and encourage the use of washable masks. 8. What bring（s）a great danger to wildlife now? A. Waste masks. B. Covid-19.

C. Polluted water. D. Damaged habitats.

9. What does the underlined word “problematic”in paragraph 4 mean? A. Important. B. Attractive. C. Common. D. Troubling. 10. What can we infer from the text?

A. Monkeys learned to wear masks from humans. B. Plastics are less harmful after becoming particles. C. Used masks have a worse effect on sea creatures. D. Waste masks arc the main ocean plastic pollution.

11. How should we solve the problem from the last paragraph? A. Keep masks after they' re used. B. Call on governments to stop littering.

C. Punish those who wear single-use masks. D. Put used masks in the recycling box.

D

It's a popular belief that a fish's memory lasts for only seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that they don't remember what they've eaten or where they’ve been, and they don't identify you or any of their friends--every moment intheir life would be like seeing the world for the first time.

But don't be so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have a much better memory than we used to think. In fact, certain species of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago. In the study, researchers from Mac Ewan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food.They then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again. Researchers used computer software to monitor the fish’s movements.They found that after such a long break the fish still went to the same place where they first got food. This suggested that they could remember their past experiences.

In fact. scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory. An earlier study showed that they behaved aggressively(挑衅地) in front of certain fish, perhaps because they remembered their past \"fights\".But until the latest findings, there was no clear evidence.

Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survivein the wild. \"If fish are able to remember that a certain area contains safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives at risk,\"lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.

For a long time, fish were placed far below chimpanzees, dolphins and mice on the list of smart animals.But this study has given scientists a new understanding of their intelligence. 12. According to the text, people commonly believe that ______. A. fish don't recognize any of their friends B. a fish's memory lasts for only seven minutes C. fish can only remember part of their past experiences D. fish can remember things that happened long ago 13. How can fish benefit most from a good memory? A. They can remember their enemies and fight. B. They can remember where to get food and survive. C. They can remember their friends and help each other.

D. They can remember where to go when in danger. 14. What can we learn from the text? A. Only African cichlids have a good memory. B. African cichlids can remember things for 12 days. C. African cichlids always treat other fish aggressively. D. African cichlids don't belong to the list of smart animals. 15. What is the text mainly about? A. What we can learn from fish. B. Fish having a very bad memory. C. How fish improve their memory. D. Fish being smarter than we thought.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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

You’ve seen other people flying kites, watching their paper creations float up into the clouds on a windy day.___16___Kite flying isn’t hard, and it’s a lot of fun!

The first step is toget a kite and find a large, open area. Then wait for a nice windy day.___17___Otherwise, kites can get hung up on either of them. Parks with lots of grass and beaches are both great places to try kite flying.

If you have a friend to help you, have one person hold the kite while the other person holds the spool(线轴) of string. The one with the kite should hold it overhead in both hands and throw it lightly up into the wind. If the wind is strong enough, it will catch the kite and lift it up, pulling the string tight. This works well on windy days, but what if thewind isn’t strong enough to catch your kite? Then you need to let out some string and have your friend run with the kite behind him/her.___18___

Once the wind catches your kite, start letting out string, little by little.___19___It’s somewhere between fifty and a hundred feet overhead. Spread your legs to keep yourself firmly rooted to the ground, and hold the spool with both hands. If it flies too high, you can reel(卷) in the string a little.

___20___When the kite is close to the ground, have someone catch it so it doesn’t get torn or broken. Wind up the rest of your string and keep your kite safe until the next time you’re ready to fly it. A. As you fly your kite, keep an eye on it. B. Are you ready to give it a try yourself?

C. To finish flying, reel in the kite slowly.

D. Keep going till your kite is at the height you want. E. With this added burst of speed, the kite should fly.

F. Your perfect location shouldn’t have any trees or power lines. G. Keep flying your kite until you feel it’s safe in the wind again.

第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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

No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own____21____

I learned this lesson from a(n)____22____many years ago. I took the head____23____job at aschool inBaxley,Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the____24____team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to_____25_____the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t____26____I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to____27____that my team might not be the number one team inGeorgia, but they were_____28_____me. I had to change my____29____about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little______30______. Most important, I began to treat them like______31______. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their______32______, we met every day and_______33_______passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our_______34_______on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to______35______. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a______36______for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest______37______of my life！

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can______38______the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and_______39_______them. I helped them to see themselves______40______, and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, but born.

21. A. luck B. tests C. efforts D. nature 22. A. experiment B. experience C. visit D. show 23. A. operating B. editing C. consulting D. coaching

24. A. successful B. excellent C. strong D. new

25. A. cheer for B. prepare for C. help with D. finish with 26. A. believe B. agree C. describe D. regret 27. A. realize B. claim C. permit D. demand

28. A. reacting to B. looking for C. depending on D. caring about 29. A. decision B. attitude C. conclusion D. intention 30. A. pride B. culture C. fortune D. relationship 31. A. leaders B. partners C. winners D. learners 32. A. rewards B. vacations C. health D. honor 33. A. risked B. missed C. considered D. practiced 34. A. defeat B. decline C. accident D. mistake 35. A. relax B. improve C. expand D. defend 36. A. shame B. burden C. victory D. favor 37. A. chances B. thrills C. concerns D. offers 38. A. surprise B. serve C. interest D. affect

39. A. encouraged B. observed C. protected D. impressed 40. A. honestly B. individually C. calmly D. differently 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

Chinese volleyball superstar Zhu Ting has inspired a new English word “Stay awesome and ZHU perb!”___41.___(call) by Volleywood, a US-based volleyball website. The word combines “Zhu” and “superb”, describing the 24-year-old player’s dominance (主导) on the court.

Last month, Zhu announced that she was joining theTianjinwomen’s volleyball club for the___42.___(approach) season, afterChina’s women’s volleyball team won the FIVB Women’s World Cup on Sept 29.

Zhu's productive scoring___43.___(perform) has put her among the Top 10 Global Outstanding Athletes for this year’s Heracles Prize of the Big Ben Award.___44.___the captain, Zhu created the new golden age of women’s volleyball in China. Zhu___45.___(consider) to be a national hero by many people inChina. Although it hasn't been easy for Zhu to get to___46.___she is, she’s a superstar now.

___47.___(bear) into a farming family inHenanprovince, Zhu earned a chance to attend a local sports school

at age 13. Young Zhu got homesick during the first few months of training, but with her father’s____48.____(inspire) words, she made progress___49.___(steady). Zhu quickly moved up, from the provincial youth team to the national youth team. She became famous by helpingChina’s U20 team win the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship. Shortly after, Zhu became____50.____national team member and began playing under legendary coach Lang Ping.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节短文改错（满分10分）

51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用(\\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:

每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分

Yesterday, when Tim came home, his parent were already home. This was very unusual, because it was only 2: 00 pm. Most days, his father worked at at least 4: 00 pm. Before Tim got inside, his mother asked him sit down at the table. He noticed his father looking seriously, while his mother seemed to be gentle. Tim was very worried, because they rarely sat at the table except for meals or when she made trouble. However, his mother said that they will adopt a boy of the same age as Tim, whose family were died in a car accident. Tim was quite surprising by the news. He then told them he always wanted the brother. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。续写的词数150左右。

Robert and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day, Robert and Henry were going home from school. On turning a cornner, Robert cried out, “A fight! Let’s go and see!”

“No” said Henry. “Let us go home quietly and not meddle with (管闲事) this quarrel. We have nothing to do with it and may get into trouble. Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together and I don’t want them to worry about me.”

“You are a coward (懦夫), and afraid to go,” said Robert, and off he ran. Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went to school as usual.

But Robert had told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him a great deal. From then on, they looked down on Henry and didn’t want to play with him together.

Henry was sad but he wasn’t angry with Robert for his rude behaviour, because he knew that they misunderstood him, and that they ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. Thus, he just ignored the other boys’ laughter and continued to go to school and study as well. However, Robert didn’t invite Henry to go home together with him anymore. Instead, he had some other boys who also thought Henry was a coward. Every day after school, they didn’t go home directly but went to the river or somewhere to play games and had a lot of fun.

A few days later, Robert was bathing with his new friends in a river, and got out of his depth. He struggled and cried for help, but he failed. The boys who had called Henry a coward got out of the water as fast as they could, but they did nothing to help him. Paragraph 1

It seemed as if Robert would be dying.

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Thus, Robert’s life was saved.

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(4). sit down前加to (5). seriously→